Attendance Support Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Wrexham to assist with the appointment of anAttendance Support Officer on a 3.5-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 14.32 - 18.72 per hour

Summary:

The Attendance Support Officer plays a key role in improving school attendance attainment and engagement for children and young people across the borough. Working closely with schools families and partner agencies you will identify and address barriers to attendance through targeted interventions home visits mentoring attendance audits and multi-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Work alongside schools parents carers and the Education Social Work team to address pupil non-attendance.
• Conduct home visits to investigate absence support pupils returning to education and explain attendance legislation where appropriate.
• Build positive relationships with pupils and families providing mentoring coaching and practical support to improve attendance.
• Develop and manage Attendance Improvement Plans (AIPs) monitoring progress and reporting outcomes.
• Complete attendance audits within schools analysing attendance processes and recommending improvements.
• Collect analyse and maintain accurate attendance data to support school performance self-evaluation and legal proceedings where necessary.

Qualification:

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grade C/Level 4 or above) or equivalent.
• Level 4 qualification in a relevant discipline (such as Youth & Community Work Health & Social Care) or significant equivalent experience working within education support school management systems or attendance services.

Essentials:

• Significant experience working within education schools or childrens services.
• Experience supporting vulnerable or hard-to-reach children and young people.
• Knowledge of education legislation safeguarding procedures and attendance management.
• Ability to analyse attendance data and develop effective intervention plans.
• Strong communication relationship-building and problem-solving skills.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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