Attendance and Safeguarding Officer - Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School

The Romero Catholic Academy based in Coventry has a vacancy for an Attendance & Safeguarding Officer to join our school attendance team. Our attendance team supports students whose education is at risk due to attendance related issues. The successful candidate will monitor attendance and support parents and students with any issues impacting this to reduce persistent absence.

We can offer:

• A proactive and innovative school with a committed team and a strong Catholic ethos
• An excellent opportunity for the appointee to further develop his/her career. We are committed to providing excellent CPD opportunities for all staff
• A warm and welcoming atmosphere
• Outstanding Local Government Pension Scheme

The successful candidate will:

• Have good organisational and time keeping skills
• Good interpersonal skills including mediation and conflict resolution
• Demonstrable awareness of legislation relating to school attendance and safeguarding
• Experience of working in an educational or social care setting with young people

Whilst being a Catholic is not a requirement, you must be willing to support the Catholic life and ethos in our academies.

Application forms and further details are available to download from www.romeromac.com/vacancies Only CES application forms will be accepted. All sections of the CES application form must be completed.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Key dates

Closing date Tuesday 12th November 2019
Interview date To be confirmed

Working hours

37 hours a week, Monday – Thursday 08:30am – 4:30pm and Fridays 08:30am – 4:00pm Term Time Only plus 5 teacher training days

Key requirements

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

This Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.