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Attendance Coordinator

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Moseley School and Sixth Form College Road Springfield Birmingham B13 9UU
Salary
£25,119 to £31,364 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Closing date
6 Nov 2024
Reference
JOB002497

Job Details

Reporting to: Attendance Officer and Assistant Headteacher – Systems and Standards (with responsibility for attendance)

We are looking to recruit an Attendance Coordinator to join our team at Moseley. We are seeking an experienced Coordinator who is a dynamic individual to play a key role within the school, promoting high expectations for attendance. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team.

We are looking for a person with the appropriate expertise and experience who can demonstrate vision, resilience and empathy and can evidence the capacity to deliver both high support and high challenge.

The role is based on site at Moseley School, working 36.5 hours per week, Term time only, plus 10 days, to be worked within school holidays of each academic school each year. Also, the candidate must have flexibility to attend any other meetings/events outside normal working hours as and when required. A Full Vehicle Driving License is required for this role and the willingness to undertake minibus driving test paid for by school.

Our perfect candidate will:

  • have knowledge of current attendance guidance from both the DfE and local authority
  • be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills
  • have good numeracy, literacy and IT skills
  • have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • be able to and have experience of supporting and promoting high levels of attendance
  • work closely with parents/carers and students to improve levels of attendance
  • form strong relationships with students/parents/carers
  • the ability to work effectively as part of a team Core Purpose

The Attendance Coordinator will work with pastoral colleagues and the Attendance Officer to improve school attendance through the effective use of our tracking and monitoring processes. This role will include working off-site to engage with students and families in order to promote high levels of attendance.

Key requirements of the role are to:

  • have working knowledge of best practice in improving attendance and the awareness of and implementation of DfE and local authority guidance
  • promote and support high levels of attendance
  • monitor the attendance of specific year groups by liaising with pastoral colleagues
  • keep track of the staged approach to intervention processes
  • manage daily home visits to address poor attendance and where appropriate address any safeguarding concerns with our team of DSLs
  • to support students in achieving their full academic potential
  • promote a culture of positive attendance and punctuality
  • form strong relationships with students/parents/carers
  • identify and work with individuals and groups of students, using regular attendance checks
  • work closely with parents/carers and students to improve levels of attendance
  • collate information with regard to the attendance of students who may be experiencing attendance difficulties in order to inform LA, school and parents/carers
  • provide weekly, monthly and half-termly attendance reports for school staff
  • Full Vehicle Driving License
  • willingness to undertake minibus driving test paid for by school

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

Please visit our school website for further information regarding the role and details about our school

We welcome visitors to the school. Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit.

Please contact the Recruitment Team if you would like further information regarding this role or the school in general please email us on recruitment@moseley.bham.sch.uk

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 12th November 2024.

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

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. 

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.  

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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West Midlands
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United Kingdom

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