Safeguarding & Attendance Officer/Learning Manager
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
Wakefield
- New
- Salary:
- £19,294 - £19,965.07 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- December 2024
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2024
Job overview
Outwood Academy Kirkhamgate is seeking a focused, organised and passionate individual to work in a dual role as a Safeguarding and Attendance Officer & Learning Manager within the academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving forward attendance strategies, by improving attendance levels and reducing persistent absence in line with Academy targets. As Learning Manager, you will be responsible for monitoring students academic and behavioural progress. This will involve identifying any children that may need intervention and recognising any barriers for learning. You will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure all safeguarding procedures are in place and will be a key liaison point between a range of agencies and the academy.
The working pattern for this position is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, working term time only plus 2 additional INSET days.
Outwood Academy Kirkhamgate is on the outskirts of the Cathedral City of Wakefield and is currently rated outstanding by Ofsted.
We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
Outwood Academy Kirkhamgate joined the Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) in 2013. As a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Children First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Full training and support will be given for the right candidate.
When completing your application, please give due regard to the Job Description and Person Specification. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the Person Specification will be used to shortlist candidates for interview. If you do not demonstrate and or/evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria, you will not be selected for interview.
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Closing date: Midday on 13 December 2024.
Interviews: w/c 16 December 2024.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
- Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield
- West Yorkshire
- WF2 0RS
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Mrs Lisa Cooke
We are an Outstanding rated Primary Academy based in the cathedral city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, near Leeds.
We do whatever it takes to make learning exciting and enjoyable, while providing a high standard of education within a safe, caring and positive environment.
We want children to become successful learners and independent thinkers, with all the skills they need to succeed in secondary education, in their future careers and in their local community.
We believe our success speaks for itself as 100% of our children are making the expected progress in writing and maths, and 96% in reading.
We want you to help to take us to the next level.
To help you do that, we work hard to ensure we reduce workload on our colleagues, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of children first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
We will also actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all staff receiving a minimum of two hours’ CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including a health cash plan, a cycle to work scheme, plus a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy, with offers exclusively for Outwood colleagues.
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