Attendance Manager

Job Title: Attendance Manager

Location: Aldridge

At Aldridge School we aim to ensure that every young person achieves their potential by providing an education that challenges them intellectually and offers them a wide range of opportunities to develop and stretch their unique talents and interests.

We believe that education is more than just grades. Grades are certainly the 'passport' that pupils need to move on to the next stage of their lives, and we will do whatever it takes to ensure they are able to achieve their aspirations. However, the real art of education is to develop confident, resilient, and independent young people who are in possession of the 'passport' that grades provide.

We feel that our aims are best achieved by providing a challenging learning environment that is built upon a formula of high expectations, inspired and passionate teaching, and strong pastoral support.

We expect our pupils to arrive at school on time, complete their homework, bring the right equipment, and apply themselves to their studies with intellectual curiosity and academic endeavour. We have high expectations, but our staff work relentlessly to support our pupils in meeting these.

Find more information here: Aldridge School - Home

Want to make a difference to young people?

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey within an educational community that values increasing opportunities, improving outcomes for our students. We are looking for an Attendance Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Assistant Headteacher you will undertake:

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate the first day calling process.
• Be responsible for the accurate management of the school registers.
• Ensure communication systems for attendance are timely and accurate.
• Review trends and patterns in absence and take relevant action.
• Support the Attendance Team in improving whole school attendance.
• Work with external partners such as the EWO as directed.
• Act as the school liaison for students attending Alternative Provision.
• Ensure that school registration systems are developed and correctly administered and report on the quality of the registers.
• Produce and interpret statistical data relating to attendance patterns of groups within the school.
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality, and data protection.
• Report all concerns to the appropriate person. Attend and participate in meetings as required.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Participate in training, other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
• Assist in the supervision, training and development of staff.
• Any other duties commensurate with the duties/responsibilities/grade of the post.

Pay range: Grade 6 SCP 15-23 TTO + 1 Pro-rata

Qualifications and Skills:

• English and Maths GCSE (C or above / Grade 4 or above)
• Evidence of working successfully with young people who have barriers to learning
• Evidence of supporting young people in a learning environment
• Attended courses that can aid the development of young people (e.g. counselling, mentoring)
• Demonstrate ability to overcome a difficulty.
• Pastoral/Administrative experience in a school setting.
• Management of a school system or process.
• Is an effective team player

For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose.  We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education.  When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region

Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools

Increasing Opportunities – Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers

Pioneering Spirit – National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students

Outward Looking – Organising and hosting the region’s first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park

Innovation and Improvement – A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more:  The Mercian Trust - Home

What can we offer you:

Benefits:

Financial, Health and Lifestyle

• Discounts on everyday purchases (Eden Red)
• a comprehensive free of charge health plan (UK Health Care)
• a cycle to work scheme via Halfords

For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please take time to read our policies attached to this advert.