Attendance Officer
Student Services is located in the hub of the school and is often the first port of call for staff, students and parents. It is comprised of three areas:
* Student reception - dealing with enquiries both in person and by telephone/email; first aid, including students/staff falling ill; medication storage and issue; emergency call outs, maintain canteen overdrafts, locker enquiries, etc.
* Attendance – administer attendance and back up reception during busy periods and provide cover during lunch break
* Student Services Manager – assist and oversee Student Services office work and a variety of other responsibilities
Due to the range of responsibilities undertaken by Student Services, it relies on good team work and flexibility to effectively deal with the day to day and extraordinary tasks that may come our way.
The varied work means the successful candidate needs to be able to multitask, be highly organised, flexible and able to work well as part of a team. A sense of humour, positive and caring demeanor, and the ability to be calm in a crisis would be great assets.
This employment will be for 32.5 hours per week, for the 39 term time weeks of each year including inset days, plus 1 additional week to be worked during school holidays. The appointed person will be required to work 08:00-15:00 Monday to Friday (including a 30 minute unpaid break each day), however there is a degree of flexibility for a strong candidate.
Support staff are valued members of the school community and fill vital roles. They are respected for the expertise they bring to their area of work. St Bede’s supports the professional development of its staff and takes staff wellbeing very seriously.
Annual salary reflects the contractual hours and weeks per year and is calculated using a Surrey Pay formula which includes payment in respect of statutory annual leave allowances. Salary is paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
There is no entitlement to take leave during term time. All holidays must be taken during school breaks.
Please note, application will be reviewed upon receipt and as such, this vacancy may close prior to the deadline advertised. Early applications are encouraged.
Interviews will take place on Friday 7 February.
Why work for us?
* St Bede's is a good place to work. Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.
* ECTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.
* There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.
* Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.
* We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.
* The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside. Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.