School Welfare and Attendance Officer

School Welfare and Attendance Officer

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

SNT4058(e)

Full time - term time plus specified days

£33,945 to £37,336 per annum pro rata, actual £29,898 to £32,884 per annum

This school has Academy status and is part of The Gosforth Group; the employer will be the Multi Academy Trust.

Jesmond Park Academy

Jesmond Park West

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE7 7DP

You will be employed by the Gosforth Group and may need to work across all locations within the Multi Academy Trust as required.

Start Date; As soon as possible

About the Trust

Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust - this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.

About the Academy

Jesmond Park Academy is a large, thriving and fully subscribed comprehensive school, which is rapidly making progress towards our vision of being outstanding. As a member of the Gosforth Group we are working in partnership to lay the foundations for what promises to be an exciting and rapid period of change and development in the school’s history. Our academy offers a positive working experience, with an enthusiastic staff firmly focused on us becoming a leading academy in the city. If you want to be part of realising our vision, play your part in helping us to build on our already significant progress and development, and have a genuine desire to do the best for our students, then come and join us on our journey to being outstanding.

About the role

We are seeking an Attendance and Welfare Support Officer to join the support staff team at Jesmond Park Academy. The successful candidate will direct an attendance team and EWO’s daily work as well as advising pastoral leaders of strategy to support individual and cohorts of student’s attendance issues.

A key role will be the monitoring of attendance of individuals and groups within the school. The post holder will work alongside the Senior Leadership Team to further develop and embed systems that will enable the school to improve attendance. You will work with parents, families, young people and the school to respond to absences and reduce levels of persistent absence.

Typical duties within this post will encompass working as a school attendance and welfare support officer, with a caseload of students where the major area of concern is absence from school. The role will include:

- Producing and interpreting statistical data relating to attendance patterns

- Undertaking home visits, where absence has been identified, both with colleagues and on a lone basis

- Working with parents and students to address issues

- Contributing to multi-agency working with the school and other stakeholders

- Leading on legal monitoring and associated actions

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This is an exciting opportunity to use your data management skills, keen eye for detail and accuracy and play a key role in supporting our student’s academic and personal development. You will have gained experience in the above aspects of the role in another educational setting OR you will be skilled in the use of other data applications in a different setting and we be willing to learn quickly with support.

What we need

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Attention to detail

- An effective team player

- A colleague who is excited about the prospect of making a real difference to the attendance of the school, setting up systems and problem solving to ensure the best possible environment and outcomes for all students

- Experience of working in this type of role for either a school or Local Authority (desirable)

- Someone with experience of working with young people

- Someone who can demonstrate a good understanding of issues faced by students and families

- A sympathetic understanding of broad needs of secondary aged students

What we can offer you

A competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking.

An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals

Enthusiastic and motivated students

An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development

A school with its community at heart

An exciting programme of staff well-being activities, from football to surfing!

Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth GroupIf you would like to discuss this vacancy further or would like an informal visit of the school, please contact David Merrifield, Deputy Principal, dmerrifield@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk or on 0191 2818486.

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Gosforth Group’s website, click here.

To apply

Please complete an application form and email to dcoffell@jesmondparkacademy.org.uk

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 2nd July 2024.

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders here.

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will normally be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks, including an online check.

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.

Permanent

Closing date:

2 July 2024