Attendance Coach (Term Time Only + 4 weeks) - 2 roles available
Hopwood Hall College
Middleton
- £21,218 per year
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 July 2024
Job overview
As part of the busy Safeguarding and Wellbeing team you will strive to support learners to achieve and maintain high levels of attendance, playing a key role in helping young people to access learning and develop strong routines in order to succeed and achieve their potential.
We are looking for people who are good communicators and can interact well with young people and their families/guardians to be able to work together to identify barriers to attending and intervene early with supportive measures. The ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information discreetly and with integrity is essential.
This is a key role in our Attendance Strategy, working in a trauma-informed way to build resilience and confidence in our learners.
A full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Working collaboratively with Safeguarding and Pastoral colleagues identify and support learners through transition, enrolment and on program to enrol, stay in college and be successful.
- In line with policy principles through meaningful interventions, provide targeted support and adaptations to meet the needs of the student.
- To provide early identification of barriers taking actions to support e.g. bursary application, kit, travel passes.
- Early identification of attendance issues by First Day Follow Up, taking appropriate supportive actions and targeted interventions.
- Respond to persistent and prolonged absence.
- Work with key people around the learner building good relationships (Team Around the Student), arranging parent/carer meetings where appropriate to support.
- To monitor and report on issues relating to attendance and retention of a caseload of students, including college wide compliance with Attendance and Retention policies.
- Working within guidelines undertake Home visits
- To work in collaboration with all college staff including Program Managers, Progress Tutors, English and Maths team to support retention and attendance issues and promote strategies for improving attendance and retention
- To ensure that parents/carers/ are informed of all absences and withdrawals, checking all sickness and persistent absences.
- Promote College systems – Parent Portal, Hopwood Life App. Ensure that college has accurate and up to date parent/carer information, checking in all communications with parents/carers.
- To provide cover in the refectories over lunch.
- To support in college events where relevant.
- Maintaining accurate relevant and timely records on college systems.
- To identify and report on non-compliance with attendance and college procedures.
- To record withdrawal destination information.
- To undertake training as required for the role
Attached documents
About Hopwood Hall College
Hopwood Hall College is a further education college located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The college was first established in 1992, and since its founding has seen extensive redevelopment and modernisation, including the installation of a brand-new technology centre in 2012 which provides facilities for studying motor vehicle maintenance, engineering and brickwork. Although the college had previously contained its own sixth form centre, since 2010 Hopwood Hall has concentrated solely on vocational qualifications for school leavers, along with its extensive adult-education programmes. The college occupies two main sites, located close by to each other in Greater Manchester, each providing a range of high-quality teaching facilities.
Principal
Julia Heap
Values and Vision
Hopwood Hall College offers a huge range of subjects from entry-level courses up to foundation degrees, with part-time provision available for adult students looking to pursue their qualifications while working. In terms of younger students, Hopwood Hall begins accepting students at age 14, providing entry-level vocational qualifications and, potentially, apprenticeships for Key Stage 4 pupils looking to study outside of school. We have a purpose-built Salon, Restaurant and Technology Centre as well as extensive Sports and Animal Care facilities. Outside of study, the college also works hard to foster a sense of community among its students, playing host to a range of recreational common areas for students to relax and socialise.
Ofsted
“Leaders and senior managers have re-focused the college’s community learning provision. They have established good links with community groups to engage with learners who have not participated in education and training for some time. These learners benefit from the development of their essential English and mathematical skills, including English for speakers of other languages; they are progressing to further study and/or employment.”
The full report into Hopwood Hall College can be found here.
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