Attendance Support Officer - Chosen Hill School

Attendance Support Officer Grade 6, Points 13-20 37 hours a week Term time only plus additional 5 days by agreement with line manager Equivalent to 39 weeks Salary- £26,873-£30,296 full time (actual £23,089-£26,030) (Subject to April 2024 pay increment) Temporary for 1 year. (This role requires you to hold a full valid driving license) Chosen Hill School is looking for someone to identify and support students with low attendance and who need to improve their attendance. The successful applicant will provide support and challenge to parents in line with our policy on attendance. You will work collaboratively with the Education Welfare Office (EWO), Pupil Premium Manager and Attendance Administrator liaising with agencies as well as develop and maintain links between school and the homes of students. You will meet with students regularly to identify barriers to attendance. The ultimate aim of the role is to remove these barriers to build good attendance in identified students. The role will involve working with students in Year 7-11. You will have experience of working with people in a supportive role with a strong desire to see people succeed. With training, you will develop a clear understanding of the barriers to good attendance as well a variety of strategies to improve attendance. Chosen Hill School is a happy school built on positive relationships and is a rewarding place to work. You will receive excellent support in helping you to secure the best care and guidance for our students and their families. Chosen Hill School is a thriving comprehensive academy, judged good by Ofsted in all categories. It is a large, popular and successful 11-18 Academy School situated in Churchdown half way between Cheltenham and Gloucester. We have around 1350 students on roll, of which 200 are in the Sixth Form. Chosen Hill is a happy school, where students, staff and parents work closely in partnership. There is an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. Benefits of working at Chosen Hill School include:

• Support from an experienced IT Department
• Full training, although knowledge of IT systems is required
• First Aid at Work qualification
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Benefits including - free coffee, free onsite parking, employee assistance programme, free breakfast an increasing programme of staff social events, on site car valet service, free flu vaccinations, staff counselling including regular reflective supervision.
Recruitment Checks We require all new employees to complete an enhanced level criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service. It is a condition of employment that the employee should not have been convicted of a criminal offence against children, nor have been dismissed, or resigned from, a previous employer for misconduct of a similar nature. Having a criminal record is not necessarily a bar to employment; it will depend on the nature, circumstances and background to the offence. As part of our due diligence within safer recruitment, school will be carrying out online searches to help identify any incidents or issues which may need to be explored at interview. These searches will include, but will not be limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google.