Salford City Council

Attendance Officer – School Attendance Team

Grade: 3B, £30,289 - £32,701

Working hours: 36 hours per week, term time only plus 10 days

Contract type: Initial 12 month fixed term contract

Location: Civic Centre/ city wide/ Hybrid 

Closing Date: 22nd April 2024, 23:59

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the School Attendance Service for an Attendance Officer. This post is initially for a 12 month period.

You will advise and support schools, children, young people and their families who are experiencing education related difficulties especially around regular attendance at school.

• Working in partnership with schools, early help and other professionals in developing strategies to raise attendance, and addressing the barriers to attendance. 
• Providing advice about implementation of school based policies, procedures and systems, like effective registration procedures.
• Developing partnerships between home and school and wider agencies to secure good attendance. 
• Facilitating attendance meetings in schools and within a multi agency environment. 
• Providing training to school and other partners in relation to school attendance. 
• Using statistical analysis to identify trends and patterns of attendance both with individual pupils and in the wider school and local authority. 
• Use the full range of strategies in line with the DfE legislation to raise attendance, including legal processes.

• Experience in working with children/young people/families in either a statutory or voluntary setting
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary setting with a wide range of professionals. 
• Using data analysis to inform practice and set appropriate targets with particular regard to Persistent and Severe Absence from school
• Excellent communication with a range of agencies, schools and families both written and verbal
• Knowledge of practice and policies that impact school with particular focus on attendance
• Awareness of information sharing protocols
• A working knowledge of safeguarding policies, procedures and the legal framework for children and young people
• A working knowledge of education legislation and how this can be implemented in practise. 
• You will also need to be a problem solver, experienced in working to secure the best outcomes for children and be able to work with different agencies, using your exceptional interpersonal skills.  
• You will have the ability to maintain effective professional relationships at all levels and manage complex meetings.  
• You will need to be highly motivated, enthusiastic and well organised with the flexibility to meet deadlines.  

A full UK driving licence is essential for this role.

For more information or to arrange an informal discussion please email Nicola Walsh, Acting School Attendance Team Manager nicola.walsh@salford.gov.uk 

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £38.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £9.50 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £38.00.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

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About your benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.  

Continuous service commitment

New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.  

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion

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