About us
Pencoedtre High School is a 11-18 truly comprehensive School based on the M4 corridor in Barry, at the start of an amazing journey. The school is part of the Vale of Glamorgan's 21st Century School Strategy Project, benefiting from a purpose built £35 Million new school. The school is a vibrant mix of cultures and backgrounds. We have pupils from the full range of the academic spectrum including Additional Learning Needs, BESD, Hearing Impaired and Autism.
Further details about our school can be found on our school website.
About the Role
Pay Details: £27,334 - £29,777 (pro rata)
Hours of Work / Weeks per year / Working Pattern: 37 hrs per week x 39 weeks - Term time only and will include inset days
Description:
Pencoedtre High School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic attendance manager to provide support to the school's pastoral and administrative departments in dealing with attendance issues The focus is to improve pupil attendance, improve inclusion of targeted pupils and promote pupil progress. The successful candidate will be required to undertake administrative work, support pupils and families, and monitor pupils absent without a valid reason, linking in and working closely with the school's leadership team and with the local authority.
The Attendance Manager will oversee the whole school attendance strategy and graduated response. They will work closely with the Heads of Year to improve attendance across the school.
This is an exciting opportunity which requires the successful applicant to be highly organised, competent, and accurate at meeting deadlines.
It is an exciting time to join Pencoedtre High School as we have transitioned into a new £35 million, state-of-the-art 21st Century School. We continue, as a school, to make innovative changes to continue our drive for school improvement and maximise the opportunities for the children and young people in our school. The successful candidate will be joining an enthusiastic, committed, supportive and solution-focused team.
For further information please refer to the job description and person specification.
About you
DBS Check Required: Enhanced
EWC Registration Details: It is a statutory requirement that applicants for these posts have to be registered with the Education Workforce Council before they can start work in a school. If you are not already registered further information including how to register can be found at