Attendance Officer

Attendance Officer

Academy 360

Sunderland

SR4 9BA

£26,632 FTE, Actual £23,456.65

One Year Fixed Term

Full time, Term Time

The Trustees are seeking to appoint an Attendance Officer for Academy 360 with effect from as soon as possible. In May 2022, Academy 360 was rated ‘Good’ by OFSTED where pupils are recognised as being ‘aspirational and committed to their studies’. Leaders ‘show a strong moral purpose’, have established an ‘ambitious curriculum’, ‘inclusive in approach and want the best for all pupils’. Academy 360 holds the prestigious Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) and is recognised as a Centre of Excellence.

The Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing family of eight schools helping transform thousands of young lives in North East England.  LST invests significantly in the training and development of all staff and is able to offer all staff a wide range of opportunities and benefits.

Academy 360 is an all-through Academy providing education for students aged 4 – 16. As a member of Laidlaw Schools Trust it benefits from the support of being a partner in a small local Multi Academy Trust which also includes one of the main feeder Primary schools for Academy 360’s Secondary school.

The successful candidate will join a successful MAT where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The successful candidate will contribute to raising achievement through rapidly improving school attendance. They will continue to raise the profile of attendance amongst all stakeholders including teachers, parents and external agencies. They must have the ability to accurately record, collate and analyse attendance data and promote positive attitudes towards attendance, ensuring parents are aware of their statutorily responsibilities. Applicants with experience of primary or secondary attendance experience are encouraged to apply.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1.  Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact the Academy office on 0191 300 6506 to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Peter Seed, Deputy Principal, peter.seed@academy360.co.uk

Closing Date: 12 noon on Friday 14^th July 2023

Candidates who have not been contacted by 21^st July 2023 may assume they have been unsuccessful.

Interviews will take place: week commencing 17^th July

Applications should be returned to: hradmin@academy360.co.uk

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.

This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern that may arise during this search at interview. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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