Education Welfare Officer/Attendance Manager

We are an 11-16 academy, based in Normanton, Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Part of the Outwood Family since 2018, we are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.

We aim to promote the highest standards of academic achievement through inspiring teaching and learning, giving young people the knowledge, skills, values and confidence to succeed in life.

We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.

We have won numerous awards as a school and being an IQM Centre of Excellence highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.

Our first OFSTED judgement was Requires Improvement, with good for Leadership and Management and Curriculum and we strive on our journey towards becoming Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.

We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.

All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status. If you share our vision, join our family. 

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and dynamic Education Welfare Officer/Attendance Officer who will join our team and play a critical role in identifying and addressing barriers to student attendance, developing intervention strategies and working collaboratively with students, parents, and school staff to promote regular school attendance for all students. 

At our academy we pride ourselves on being part of a family and this support role would be at the heart of this. 

The successful candidate will be a good team player and want the very best for all our students. 

The successful candidate will ideally have: 

• Experience of working successfully with children, families and multi agencies. They will be aware of the latest government guidance ‘Working Together to Improve School Attendance’.  
• Knowledge of the legal framework governing attendance and enforcement measure for non-attendance.
• Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting.
• Experience identifying interventions to raise attendance of pupils.
• Experience of monitoring attendance data, follow-ups and reporting on impact.
• To ensure high levels of student attendance.

Main focus:

• Monitor and report on whole-school attendance data, analysing data and trends to identify key areas of concern and report to all stakeholders.
• To work closely with pupils, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence, and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue.
• Craft individualised attendance plans and provide support and interventions (including Early Help) as appropriate and as per the Local Authorities ’Support First’ process.
• Identify any safeguarding issue in line with the school procedures.
• Carry out home visits, where necessary.

For more information and to apply online, please click the apply button.

Closing date: 10:00am on 24 September 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.