Attendance Officer

Attendance Officer

£21,269 to £27,514 pro rata + £1,507 TA SEN Allowance

Hours per week: Monday to Friday, full time, 36.5 hours plus banked hours; 7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 7.30am to 4pm on Fridays

Contract Type: Fixed term expected to last until 31 August 2023

James Brindley Academy

Bell Barn Road

Birmingham

B15 2AF

Telephone Number: 0121 666 6409

Email Address: vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

Location Northfield, but may be required to work at other sites of the Academy

This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by pupils, staff, and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.’

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. In the course of a school year we educate over 3,000 young people for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. The majority of our young people have complex medical needs, and many have

been out of education for a significant period of time prior to joining the Academy. We offer a full-time curriculum to young people from EYFS to KS5 and our aim is always to enable them to ‘close the gap’ and to make outstanding progress during the time they are with us. This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by pupils, staff and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams.’

The purpose of the role is to work in partnership with centre staff, parents, pupils and other professionals to promote excellent school attendance, challenge non-attendance, and reduce the impact of educational disadvantage, enabling all young people to access education. Please note it is essential that you have the ability to drive between sites and to

pupils’ homes therefore must have use of a roadworthy vehicle and current business use insurance.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children, young people and families; as well as partnership/multi-agency working and is able to implement agreed behaviour management strategies consistently and effectively. You will also have the ability to implement early help strategies to prevent the need for escalation and be able to use data effectively to monitor and report on progress. Working knowledge of the SEN Code of Practice is essential along with a good standard of education including A* - C in English and Mathematics or equivalent and a relevant Level 3 qualification.

Please be aware that this post is subject to an enhanced DBS clearance check and any offer of employment is made conditional of this. You will also be required to register and pay for the DBS update service and ensure that documentary evidence is produced to ensure annual compliance and updates. You will also be required to provide written consent for

the employer to access this information at any time.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Closing Date: 6 June 2022, 8am

To apply please visit our website

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.