Community Outreach Worker – attendance support

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Community Outreach Worker – attendance support

Jesson’s CE Primary School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

Job details

Salary: Elements Grade 5

Hours: 30 hours

Contract type: fixed term maternity

Reporting to: Headteacher

Main purpose

To monitor and report on whole-school attendance data, analysing data to identify key areas of concern. To work closely with pupils, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence, and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue.

Duties and responsibilities

Administration

• Ensure daily attendance registers are accurate and complete, and follow up with staff members about any incomplete data
• Follow up on any unexplained absences with parents/carers, escalating issues as appropriate in line with school procedures Initiate and oversee the administration of absence procedures, for example letters home, attendance clinics and engagement with local authorities/other external agencies and partners
• Manage attendance returns for the school census
• Manage the process of issuing penalty notices to parents
• Maintain accurate records of communications with parents/carers and relevant interventions
• Build and refresh knowledge of the school’s MIS and other relevant systems
• Support in pastoral work
  
  
  

Monitoring and reporting

• Produce and interpret attendance reports for school leaders, identifying key statistics, reasons for absence and any patterns of concern
• Track attendance of vulnerable groups of pupils and share information with school leaders
• Identify pupils that need additional support to improve their attendance
• Work with school leaders to identify appropriate interventions to improve attendance for particular groups or individual pupils
• Work with school leaders to develop and revise the school’s attendance policy
• Implement children missing education (CME) procedures when appropriate
• Provide regular reports to attendance organisations to raise awareness of emerging at-risk pupils
  
  
  

Working with parents/carers

• Coordinate meetings with pupils and parents/carers to implement interventions and track progress
• Build positive relations with parents/carers to encourage family involvement in their child’s attendance
• Identify, and where possible, mitigate potential barriers to attendance in partnership with families
• Carry out home visits, where necessary, to address attendance concerns for individual pupils
  
  
  

Professional development

• Take opportunities to build the appropriate skills, qualifications, and/or experience needed for the role, with support from the school
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
  
  
  

Other areas of responsibility

Safeguarding

• Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
• Be alert to when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding concern and early help may be required
• Work with the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) to promote the best interests of pupils, including sharing concerns where necessary
• Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school
  
  
  

Person specification

criteria

qualities

Qualifications

and training

• GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade C in English and maths
  
  
  

Experience

• Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting
• Experience identifying interventions to raise attendance of pupils
• Experience working directly with pupils and parents
• Experience working collaboratively with colleagues
• Experience analysing data and producing reports and identifying key insights
  
  
  

Skills And Knowledge

• Good listening skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of the possible interventions to raise attendance
• Knowledge of the potential barriers to high attendance that pupils may face
• Ability to tailor interventions to individual pupils
• Ability to use IT systems and to conduct analysis and produce reports
• Ability to create good relationships with pupils, staff and parents
  
  
  

Personal qualities

• Willingness to provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils
• Organised, proactive and self-motivated
• Good time management skills
• Commitment to upholding and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Committed to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
  
  
  

Notes

This job description may be amended at any time in consultation with the postholder.

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About Dudley Council

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a ‘one council’ ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of ‘Forge a Future for all’ www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents
  
  
  

We want to leave a legacy of a better future for the borough that reflects Dudley borough’s potential and harnesses the ambitions of the people we serve. For more information see our Council Plan www.dudley.gov.uk/council-community/plan-policies-and-strategies/council-plan , Dudley Borough Vision for 2030, Forging a Future for All www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk and key information about the borough and its communities at All about Dudley Borough www.allaboutdudley.info

Company Info

Website

http://www.dudley.gov.uk/

Telephone

01384 811300

Location

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council House

Priory Road

Dudley

West Midlands

DY1 1HF

GB