Farlingaye High School
Location
Woodbridge, Suffolk | United Kingdom
Job description
We are looking to appoint a full time Attendance Manager who is passionate about helping students achieve the highest possible attendance in school and thereby helping to give them the best opportunity of success.
The Attendance Manager will strategically respond to improving attendance, assist parents/carers in improving their child’s attendance and to ensure clear systems and processes are in place to track and monitor attendance.
Personal qualities will include excellent organisational skills, enthusiasm, high standards, a strong personality and a sense of humour. It is also essential to have previous line manager experience, be a team-player but also able to work with minimum supervision, knowing when to seek support and advice. You will need to be calm, patient and be able to empathise with students and parents/carers. You should have a flexible approach to all aspects of the job role. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be able to foster good working relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues.
The successful applicant is required to have a good working knowledge of SIMS and Microsoft products, English and Maths GCSE Grade C or above.
Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.
We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market Primary Schools. We are a Teaching School Hub partner, which allows us to improve teaching and learning on a continuous basis. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Peter Smith, Headteacher, Josh Lampard, Assistant Headteacher or Linda Marsh, HR Manager either at the school on 01394 385720 or via email: [email protected] , [email protected] or [email protected]
Closing date: 9.00 am on Monday, 18th March 2024
Interview date: Thursday, 21st March 2024
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an enhanced disclosure check.
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