Attendance Apprentice

Job Introduction

Do you want to develop your skills in business and administration through an apprenticeship which results in a credible qualification? Do you want to work in a rewarding role in education? Then this is the vacancy for you.

Overview

You will be analysing data and producing attendance reports to support the school in ensuring children are accessing education across secondary and primary school. This is an exciting time to join us as we recently completed a transfer to the successful Salterns Academy Trust to become a Trust of three schools and we look forward to a period of change.

What does Mayfield have to offer
- A level 2 or 3 in Business and Administration apprenticeship
- A supportive ethos and genuine concern for wellbeing of all our employees
- A highly skilled, diverse and driven team of committed employees to work with
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to an Occupational Health provider
- A genuine opportunity to make a difference to the benefit of students and their local community
- An exciting and vibrant environment in which to work
- Opportunity of career growth as part of a Trust

We are looking for someone who
- Is good with analysing data and figures
- Is organised and proactive in their work
- Has strong computer skills and literacy skills
- Is confident on using Microsoft suite including excel
- Wants to complete a level 2 or 3 business administration apprenticeship
- Has a can do, supportive and one team work ethic
- Has a caring persona for those around them
- Takes notice of the details and observant of the little things
- Is able to work 40 weeks per year (term time, plus 1 week)
- Is available to work 08.00-16.00 Monday to Thursday and 08.00-15.30 Friday (37 hours per week)

Our school

Our school is a very special place where pupils, staff and governors work in a community where we aim to 'Believe. Achieve. Succeed.' every day. This is driven by our new set of shared values - Respect, Inclusion and Ambition.

Mayfield School is at the heart of a thriving and diverse local community. We are one of the first single-site, all-through maintained schools in the country, which we believe provides us with a unique opportunity to improve and shape the lives of all students (Year R - Year 11) in our community. We strive for all students at Mayfield School to receive a high-quality education, in a safe environment where all children are valued, supported, inspired and future ready. Mayfield prides itself on the positive relationships fostered, knowing every young person as an individual and challenging each of them to have the highest possible aspirations through our ambitious and inclusive curriculum.

Ofsted, November 2023

‘There is a well-planned programme of continuing professional development (CPD) which is tailored to the needs of the individual members of staff’

‘There is generally a calm and orderly atmosphere around the school, both in and out of lessons.’

How to apply

Further information

If you have any questions about the role or would like to arrange a tour, please contact our HR Department on 02392 693432.

Safeguarding

Mayfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Some forms of employment, occupations and professions are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Working within a School is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020)
- If you have been barred from working with Children and/or Adults at risk

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate.

The filtering rules were updated on 28 November 2020 as follows:

- warnings, reprimands and youth cautions will no longer be automatically disclosed on a DBS certificate
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than all being automatically disclosed