Attendance and Welfare Coordinator

**Skegness Grammar School** **is now recruiting for an Attendance and Welfare Coordinator to start as soon as possible.**

If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.

We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

**_ About the role_**

Skegness Grammar School are looking for an Attendance and Welfare Coordinator:

- To maintain robust chronologies outlining all communication, support and intervention for individual pupils who do not attend well
- Administer a daily welfare check each morning with the families of all vulnerable pupils who are absent that morning and record the details of the conversations
- To conduct home visits where appropriate and always with another DRET colleague
- To chair meetings regarding pupil’s attendance, including SAP and GAP meetings
- To liaise with members of the pastoral and welfare teams, including HOY, Tutors, the SENCO and Student Services for a full understanding of each pupil’s circumstances,
- To work with individual pupils and their family in setting targets for improved attendance and reviewing success on a regular basis, always intervening to sustain improvement
- To lead on referrals to external agencies
- To liaise with other agencies in finding appropriate solutions, such as the Virtual Head, representatives from the LCSP working with the family in consultation with the academy safeguarding leads, medical practitioners and CAMHS
- To conduct daily attendance checks for pupils attending alternative providers and hospital schools
- To conduct Quality Assurance visits to Alternative providers
- To source and deliver suitable intervention programmes and engage with LA led interventions such as the EBSA programme
- To liaise with the school leader responsible for PSHE and contribute to curriculum conversations about factors affecting poor attendance
- To contribute to the assembly programme, promoting good attendance
- To implement strategies to motivate strong attendance through incentives, rewards and workshops with target groups
- To lead on all communication and implementation of reduced timetables with the family and the LA
- To counsel families considering Elective Home Education in consultation with academic staff in school
- To engage with CPD opportunities, available externally through the LA and as provided by members of the Core Team
- To record, report and analyse attendance data; working with senior leaders to identify strategies to improve attendance

Permanent contract 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (38 weeks term time, plus 5 training days).

**_ About our Academy_**

Skegness Grammar School is a selective co-educational school. We are a vibrant school community where students’ behaviour and attitudes to learning are excellent. We promote a strong academic focus and have great pride in our students and their achievements. Whilst the students are at the centre of everything we do, we recognise and value our dedicated and committed staff. We are actively seeking ways to enable our staff to achieve a balance between the exacting demands of their profession and their lives outside work. Everyone associated with the school recognises the warm and welcoming environment and feels the energy and drive coupled with the friendly and calm students and staff as they all work towards students’ aims, achievements and aspirations; the students always come first

Skegness is located on the edge of an area of outstanding natural beauty, the Lincolnshire Wolds and the area offers affordable housing and an enviable quality of life.

**_ Salary & Benefits_**

NJC 11 - £25,979 FTE (£22,819.39 pro rata)

Access to Pension Scheme

Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education

Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme

Rewards and Recognition Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

**_ Who we are looking for_**
- Experience working with children of relevant age.
- Working effectively in an education environment
- Working as part of a team or on own initiative
- ICT Skills.
- Essential for the post-holder to have GCSE or equivalent in Maths, English or equivalent level of competency and experience of working within a similar role or an educational setting.

See Job Description/Person Specification for full details.

**_ About The David Ross Education Trust_**

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) mission is to give every