Attendance Assistant

Contract

32.5 Hours per week Monday to Friday 08:00am – 15:00pm

Permanent

Required

Required

About the role:

We are delighted to be able to offer a new and exciting career opportunity.

The main aspects of this role are to maintain accurate attendance information and to work alongside the Attendance Officer to improve attendance levels for all pupils in Years 7 to 13 in accordance with the school’s attendance procedures.

The role will provide a link between the attendance team and the pastoral team and will involve regular communication with staff, students, and parents. The ideal candidate will be passionate about school attendance, be able to build excellent relationships with pupils and their families and be able to use IT to provide attendance information to colleagues throughout the school.

Please apply if you:

• Are passionate about improving the life chances for children and their families.
• Are committed to working as a team with good interpersonal skills and a sense of humour.
• Can remain calm under pressure and manage your workload effectively.
• Are hardworking, innovative, and reflective, are committed to success.

Bridge Academy Trust may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

To apply for the role, please complete the application form, demonstrating how your skills and experience match the criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification and return directly to Notley High School on the email address provided below.

Application guidance notes are also available to assist you with completing your application.

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be made to the school office via email addressed to Mrs C Bird, Headteachers PA on:

Mrs Ceri Bird
Notley High School & Braintree Sixth Form,
Notley Road,
Braintree,
Essex CM7 1WY

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to DBS clearance and satisfactory references. If successful, an enhanced DBS check would be sought.

Bridge Academy Trust welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnic groups.

At Notley High School & Braintree Sixth Form, we are an ambitious inclusive 11-19 mixed comprehensive school that places the journey of the child at the centre of everything we do. We have a clear aim for our students and staff: “Enjoy, Enrich, Achieve & Aspire”. As a school our ambition is to be “An outstanding school in the heart of the community.”

These messages underpin everything we do.

We want to work with colleagues who put the students at the centre of everything we do, but also take the opportunities we can offer them to develop their careers and fulfil their own aspirations.

Notley High & Braintree Sixth Form is part of the Bridge Academy Trust: a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of high quality learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH, ACHIEVE & ASPIRE. The core purpose is to provide high quality continuity of every child’s journey through education from 3 to 19, with a community and school-led school improvement approach and long-term sustainable strategy.

Bridge Academy Trust is committed to its people strategy and prioritises staff’s development to ensure they too can enjoy, enrich, achieve and aspire.

Notley High School & Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road
Braintree
Essex
CM7 1WY