ATTENDANCE MANAGER

Job summary

Lead and coordinate the academy’s attendance provision, using attendance data and targeted interventions to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence. Work with students, families, pastoral leaders, and external agencies to address barriers, support wellbeing, and promote consistent attendance practices.

Job details

Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate. John Smeaton Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional, resilient and highly motivated Attendance Manager to lead and coordinate our attendance provision. This is a pivotal role within the academy, responsible for driving improvements in attendance, reducing persistent absence and ensuring every student has the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Working closely with students, families, pastoral leaders and external agencies, the successful candidate will identify and overcome barriers to attendance, implement targeted interventions and use attendance data to secure sustained improvements. They will play a key role in promoting high expectations, supporting student wellbeing and ensuring robust attendance practices across the academy. Potential Applicants Should Have Experience of improving attendance and reducing persistent absence, ideally within a secondary school setting. Strong knowledge of attendance legislation, procedures and effective intervention strategies. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with students, families, colleagues and external agencies. The ability to analyse attendance data and implement targeted actions that secure positive outcomes. A genuine commitment to improving the life chances of young people through high attendance and engagement. Joining John Smeaton Academy means becoming part of a dedicated and ambitious team committed to excellence, inclusion and transforming life chances. If you are passionate about making a difference to young people and have the skills and determination to lead attendance improvement, we would be delighted to hear from you. What We Offer You As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including: Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role. A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust. Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. £2k Cycle to work scheme. About Us On 1 September 2021 John Smeaton Academy joined The GORSE Academies Trust, an organisation renowned for excellence in education. The trust has a nationally recognised track record of transforming inadequate schools and making them great again, or for the first time in their history. Consequently, this role represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for any candidate who is eager to be a part of an organisation that seeks to secure the very highest educational standard for every student. We are determined to ensure students at John Smeaton Academy are inspired to ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’ and we expect any successful candidate to be passionate and tenacious in their quest for all round academic and pastoral excellence. As part of our exceptional work to date, Ofsted recognised that our academy is ‘Good’ in all areas in April/May 2024. A unique opportunity to be part of an academy that is a Beacon for its community! If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at John Smeaton Academy. How To Apply If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from this page, request them by email at enquiries@johnsmeatonacademy.org.uk or call us on 0113 8313900. Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

What you’ll do

Lead and coordinate the academy’s attendance provision, using attendance data and targeted interventions to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence. Work with students, families, pastoral leaders, and external agencies to address barriers, support wellbeing, and promote consistent attendance practices.

Requirements

Experience improving attendance and reducing persistent absence is sought, ideally in a secondary school, along with knowledge of attendance legislation, procedures, and effective interventions. Candidates should have strong communication and relationship-building skills, be able to analyze attendance data and take targeted action, and be committed to improving young people’s life chances.

Benefits

• Teacher Or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Professional Support And Training
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle To Work Scheme

Listed skills

• Communication · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Attendance Improvement
• Persistent Absence Reduction
• Attendance Legislation
• Attendance Procedures
• Intervention Strategies
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Relationship Building
• Attendance Data Analysis
• Targeted Interventions
• Student Wellbeing
• Family Engagement
• Pastoral Support
• External Agency Collaboration

Job areas

• Education
• Management & Leadership

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