Attendance Lead

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: Ark Alexandra Academy, Hastings, East Sussex

Salary: Ark Outside London Support Scale 7, Pay Points 14-24: £25,409 to £31,099 (pro rata)

Actual salary: £22,317.96 - £27,315.77

Hours: 36 per week, term time only plus 1 week to be worked in the school holidays (40 weeks per year)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 9.00am, Tuesday 06 June 2023

The school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.

We are looking for someone who will be dedicated and enthusiastic to lead attendance on one of our campuses so that our young people’s attendance is consistently above the national average.

The successful applicant will be joining a small team and will work in conjunction with the Senior Attendance Lead and Heads of Year to secure high levels of attendance with effective monitoring and tracking of student’s attendance and punctuality.

This is a term time only position, which means you will only work 39 weeks of the year, plus one extra week in the school holidays as directed by your line manager. Pay is spread evenly over the year so you would never have a month without money.

Our standards are high, and we need someone who can be a team player and flexible when supporting other colleagues with the ability to be resilient, calm and professional under pressure.

As the ideal candidate you will:

• Have a GCSE in English and Maths, level 4/C or above (or equivalent)
• Be committed to raising attendance in a challenging environment
• Have a resilient character and a strong personal drive
• Have an unwavering determination to work with students of all abilities
• Have the ability to work effectively with challenging behaviour from adults and students
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organisational and administrative skills
• The ability to work in a team
• The ability to use your own initiative
• Excellent ICT skills including strong understanding of relevant attendance software e.g. BROMCOM or Excel

For information, please read the job description and person specification in the information pack which you can download from here.

Our School:

Ark Alexandra is a two-campus secondary academy with a Sixth Form provision in Hastings, East Sussex and is the largest secondary with 6th form in the Ark network. A popular school, we are growing from a 10 to 12 form entry this year, working across a split site, which brings with it unique opportunities for growth and development.

As a Church of England school, our values of faith, excellence and kindness underpin our ethos, culture and behaviour. We have an inclusive admissions policy that welcomes, without preference, students of all faith and none. Our vision is to create a truly great school for the young people in Hastings. We believe that everyone deserves to be accepted, included, and empowered to live a purposeful and fulfilling life.

We offer health benefits such as Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution, subsidised gym membership, Cycle to Work scheme, Healthcare Cashplan and Employee Assistance Programme or if you prefer retail therapy, staff discounts (online and in-store) via instant vouchers or reloadable gift cards from the Ark Rewards scheme.

How to apply:

Please click 'apply' on the website you are visiting or visit www.arkalexandra.org/vacancies to complete an online application form by 9am on Tuesday 06 June, however please be aware we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. You will be able to pause, save and log back in to complete your application up until the vacancy closes. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment.

If you have any questions about the role, please email ALEHR@arkalexandra.org

If you’re interested in further information about our school, please visit our website – www.arkalexandra.org

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.