Attendance Officer EDV/2024/OPA/53153

Aveley, England, United Kingdom

1/6/2025

About This Role

Ormiston Park Academy is a small but growing secondary Academy and our vision of ‘Believe and Achieve’ underpins all aspects of academy life in our impressive, well-resourced buildings and grounds. The successfully appointed candidate will join a caring and committed body of staff and enjoy working with friendly and enthusiastic students of whom we are extremely proud.

We are currently seeking to appoint an experienced and committed Attendance Officer who will work 32.5 hours per week during time only, to drive all aspects of student attendance and punctuality at the Academy. The successful applicant will analyse, monitor and support, alongside key staff, students and families to improve and sustain high levels of attendance. They will provide a specialist service to help the academy to raise achievement by improving student attendance and punctuality and to meet our attendance targets, ensuring the Academy’s approach to attendance is consistent and effective at every level.

The Successful Candidate Should

• Have the ability to build and establish successful relationships with pupils and their families.
• Have excellent communication skills; written, spoken and electronic.
• Hold the necessary skillset to produce and analyse data reports in relation to attendance.
• Knowledge of SIMS desirable.
  
  

Our new colleague will benefit from being part of the Ormiston Academies Trust, one of the oldest and largest school trusts in the country. OAT’s vision is for all young people to have access to the highest academic, social and practical skills required to achieve their full potential. OAT support all staff so that they can enhance and develop their professional skills whatever their role within the trust.

Ormiston Academies Trust is an ethical sponsor, committed to improving the life chances of young people. We share their vision for all young people to have the highest academic, social and practical skills to allow them to lead a fulfilling life.

For further details or to arrange a time to visit the Academy, contact Sally Spraggon, PA to the Principal and Vice Principal on 01708 865180 or sspraggon@ormistonpark.org.uk

To apply for the role please submit an application form via the link above by the closing date of midnight on Sunday 15th December 2024. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we would recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

Ormiston Park Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974