Attendance Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4NU |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | f1772436-6c83-4395-b94a-9df95587a7f6 |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a colleague who has:
• Knowledge of policies, protocols and statutory guidance on pupil attendance.
• Experience of working with pupils and parents to improve pupil attendance.
• Effective communication skills to establish effective working relationships with headteachers, external agencies etc.
• Level 2 Basic Skills (Literacy or Numeracy) or equivalent e.g. GCSE Maths and English.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK andIrelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058.
Further details about the role
This role is permanent, working term time only plus 5 training days.
Are you passionate about making a real difference in young people's lives? Do you believe that consistent attendance is the cornerstone of academic success?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated team at Benfield School as an Attendance Officer. The successful candidate will contribute to improving whole school attendance outcomes, including reducing the level of persistent absence by undertaking the role of Attendance Officer for Years 10 and 11 in liaison with the Year Leader, and providing support to the Year Leaders for Years 7-9 by pursuing legal measures to ensure learners get a full-time education.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Interested?If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Tuesday 8th July 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.
We are looking for a colleague who has:
• Knowledge of policies, protocols and statutory guidance on pupil attendance.
• Experience of working with pupils and parents to improve pupil attendance.
• Effective communication skills to establish effective working relationships with headteachers, external agencies etc.
• Level 2 Basic Skills (Literacy or Numeracy) or equivalent e.g. GCSE Maths and English.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK andIrelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058.
Further details about the role
This role is permanent, working term time only plus 5 training days.
Are you passionate about making a real difference in young people's lives? Do you believe that consistent attendance is the cornerstone of academic success?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dedicated team at Benfield School as an Attendance Officer. The successful candidate will contribute to improving whole school attendance outcomes, including reducing the level of persistent absence by undertaking the role of Attendance Officer for Years 10 and 11 in liaison with the Year Leader, and providing support to the Year Leaders for Years 7-9 by pursuing legal measures to ensure learners get a full-time education.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Interested?If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Tuesday 8th July 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.