Attendance Lead - Kingsleigh Primary School

Attendance Lead (supporting Safeguarding)

Start Date Monday 13^th April  

Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and 8am to 3.30pm on Friday (37 hours) (1/2 hour unpaid lunch)

Term-time, inset days plus 2 weeks during school holidays

Grade 7 – Scale Points 23 - 26

Full Time Equivalent Salary £34,434 - £37,280

Actual salary is £30,859.44 - £33,409.92 (£14,35 - £15.56 per hour)

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kingsleigh Primary School in a new role of Attendance Lead working as an integral part of our safeguarding team.  We want someone to act as a source of support and expertise on matters relating to safeguarding and to work closely with staff and families to promote positive attendance. The role will include working with the office team to ensure all children attend school regularly and robustly monitor attendance daily, weekly and termly.

We’re looking for someone who cares deeply about children’s educational outcomes; someone who enjoys working as part of a friendly and supportive teams and wants to make a real difference to our school community. This is a wonderful opportunity to play a key role in helping our pupils thrive.

Kingsleigh Primary School is a community where all are welcomed valued and heard. Feeling safe and happy are at the heart of what we do to ensure we succeed as lifelong learners. We embrace individual qualities to ensure Kingsleigh is a community ‘where everyone can be great’.

We have 3 core values that underpin the behaviour ethos of our school community and are promoted throughout all areas of life at Kingsleigh and beyond: Belong Aspire Respect.

This role is a key area of our school development plan as children can only achieve success if they are in school every day and safe.

As our Attendance Lead (supporting safeguarding), your work will include:

·    Working closely with individuals or small groups to address attendance concerns that may hinder learning and wellbeing

·        Recording, monitoring and reporting pupils’ levels of attendance and punctuality

·        Working closely with staff to create shared approaches to attendance

·   Building positive relationships with specific children and families to help improve attendance by creating shared approaches and effective interventions

·        Leading attendance interventions to support children with emotionally based school non-attendance

·        Ensure a culture of safeguarding, in which every member of staff acts in the best interest of the child

·        Respond appropriately to disclosures or concerns relating to the wellbeing and attendance of a child

We are looking for someone who brings warmth, commitment and a genuine belief in our children. You will have:

·        Passion for helping every child be ‘Kingsleigh Great’

·        Proven administrative experience, ideally within a school setting and good understanding of Arbor

·        Experience working with children in a safeguarding capacity

·        A solid understanding of attendance regulations and processes

·        A solid understanding of safeguarding processes and procedures

·        Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusting relationships

What we can offer:

• A large, friendly and enthusiastic staff team where everyone works together and is genuinely proud of what we’ve created.
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning where risk taking is celebrated and where continuous learning is encouraged through professional development opportunities.
• A modern, spacious, purpose-built and well-resourced learning environment.
• Energetic and enthusiastic children who respond well to the creative curriculum we provide.

If this sounds like the kind of school you would like to work in, we look forward to showing you what we are all about.  Please visit our school website (www.kingsleighprimary.co.uk) and our Instagram page which will give you a good flavour of life at Kingsleigh Primary School.   Tours of the school are encouraged and can be arranged by emailing [email protected] .

Please complete the attached application form and email it directly to [email protected] .

Closing date/time for applications:  Sunday 8^th March

Interviews will be held during:  Wednesday 18^th March

Safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful applicants will have rigorous background checks, including enhanced DBS checks and online search check.