Post – Attendance Manager
Grade – Grade 5 (SCP 27 – 32)
Hours – 37 hours x 41 weeks
Reporting to – Assistant Principal (Deep Support)
JOB PURPOSE
To support children whose education is at risk Outwood Academy City.
To help families to improve their children’s access to learning and enable all children and young people to maximise their educational opportunities, especially those vulnerable groups that may need additional support.
Responsibilities and accountabilities
· To assist in meeting agreed targets and outcomes in the Academy;
· To identify those children in need of support by reason of their absence from school;
· To assist the Academy to safeguard students through joint work with partner agencies;
· To assist the assistant principal to assess need, plan interventions and implement effective action;
· To complete referrals to the Sheffield Local Authority Family Service
· Assisting parents to ensure that all students on roll who are not accessing mainstream education are receiving an appropriate programme of education;
· To prepare and maintain appropriate case notes and prepare documentation for legal action.
· To complete and maintain case studies.
· To prepare weekly/half termly/termly/annual data reports.
· To line manage Attendance Officer and Attendance Administrator.
· To lead meetings with parents, attend home visits, prepare letters.
· To lead half termly attendance panels
· Attend RAG achievement meetings to provide feedback and intervention strategies for key students.
· To issue detentions to students who arrive late to the academy.
· To implement systems of praise/recognition for good attendance.
· Upload the Academy’s weekly attendance information to the Local Authority via the secure access website
· To comply with the Academy’s Child Safeguarding Procedures, including regular liaison with the Academy’s Designated Child Safeguarding Person over any safeguarding issues or concerns. To comply with the Academy policies and procedures at all times.
GENERAL:
This job description is a representative document. Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the general character of the post and it’s grading.
Individuals must be aware and comply with policies, procedures and practices relating to the safeguarding of children, security, confidentiality and data protection.
All staff are responsible for the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy as far as it affects them, colleagues and others who may be affected by their work. The post holder is also expected to monitor the effectiveness of the health and safety arrangements and systems to ensure that appropriate improvements are made where necessary.
The academy has approved a policy on Equal Opportunities in Employment and copies are freely available to all employees.
This job description may be subject to change, following consultation between the post holder and the Academy.