Job title: Attendance Welfare Officer
Grade and salary: Grade 5: Actual salary £14,145 - £15,115 per annum (£30,559 - £32,654 FTE).
Working pattern: 20 hours per week, 39 working weeks per year (Term time plus INSET days)
Contract term: Fixed term contract – 1 year
The school:
Heritage High School is a happy, safe and stimulating place to work and learn and it is our determination to continually improve that sets us apart from other schools. We believe that learning should be fun, challenging and stimulating and the quality of our people lies at the heart of achieving our goals.
The role:
The role will work with families, external agencies and colleagues to respond to, support, and implement student and family engagement strategies as part of the early help offer, which in turn enable the barriers faced by young people to achieving positive attendance patterns at school to be overcome.
This is a key role, supporting students who are experiencing difficulties with their attendance and punctuality. Experience of implementing student and family engagement to improve attendance is essential.
Please note: The role is for 20 hours per week working 10am until 2pm Monday to Friday.
The person:
The successful applicant will have experience of working with young people in a variety of settings and with vulnerable families / young people who experience challenging circumstances. To secure the role you will need to understand the barriers to learning and attending school which are faced by young people and how they can be overcome.
A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use is required.
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
* Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
* An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
* Entry to a career average pension scheme.
* Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
* A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
* Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
* We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
The closing date for applications is: Monday 06 January 2025 at 9am.
Interviews will be held: Thursday 09 January 2025.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.