Temporary Attendance Officer

The School now seeks to temporarily appoint a motivated member of staff to join the pastoral team to lead on attendance. We believe in simple rules and expectations and that is why we expect children to respond 'first time, every time' - this role will support to strengthen this culture. The successful candidate will:

• Work with the pastoral team and office staff to promote positive attendance.
• Primarily be involved in monitoring and recording attendance.
• They will work alongside the other members of the team that will include Assistant Head of Years, Heads of Year, Inclusion Support Workers, Safeguarding team and Education Welfare Officers.
This is a fantastic career opportunity for a highly motivated professional to join a school on an exciting journey. Crown Hills Community College is an exhilarating and innovative school that produces exceptional progress for its learners and will make a significant contribution to the lives and opportunities of our families. Over the past few years, the school has changed significantly not only in its performance but in the way it operates. We are not interested in the OFSTED grade or judgement and it is not something that we use to threaten staff with nor do we use it to set policy. We do what is best for the staff and the students underpinned by a set of clear values and we trust that everything else will take care of itself. I would therefore, urge you to visit us and to look at our website and the video about what it is that we stand for and why you would want to join us. I want us to be at the forefront of educational excellence because we want to provide the best educational experience possible for the children in our care. This is extremely difficult in a climate of ever-increasing accountability and diminishing resources. However, I sincerely believe that if we lead this community by staying true to our values then it is possible. I have therefore spent time with staff and exploring what it is we stand for and, after a school-wide consultation, we have decided that ASPIRATION, COMMITMENT and SUCCESS are the three key drivers that will support the development of our pupils. We are very clear that the gender, background, colour, poverty, wealth or social status of a child should have no bearing on how well they perform and staff here work extremely hard in trying to close that gap between the different groups of pupils. Please read the attached job description and person specification. If you are interested in applying, please fill in the application form available on our eteach portal, please include e-mail addresses of all referees, together with a letter of application (no more than 2 sides of A4, font 12) outlining your skills, qualifications and experience relevant to this post by Thursday 19th December at 1pm. Please include your cover letter in the supporting statement section.