Location: Putney, Southwest London

Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience 

Reporting to: Attendance and Interventions Manager

Working pattern: 36 hours per week (8.00am-4.00pm) 39 weeks per year term time

Contract: Permanent

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: 10.00am onWednesday 2 October 2024

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis so early application is advised.

About the role:

We are recruiting a dynamic Attendance Officer to join Ark Putney Academy and support the needs of our students. You will manage the administration and monitoring of attendance and punctuality for students in Years 7 to 13.

You will liaise with Heads of Year, SENCO and other relevant staff to identify students who require support with their attendance. You will also manage the daily registration process, contacting parents and carers of students who are absent from school.

You will:

• have excellent communication and organisational skills
• have strong ICT skills including use of management information systems, word, excel, PowerPoint
• have excellent written English work well as part of a team enjoy working in a lively and sometimes challenging environment
• have a robust awareness of keeping children safe, noticing safeguarding welfare concerns and understanding of how and when to take appropriate action.

If you share our commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you!

About our school:

Ark Putney Academy opened in September 2012 as part of the Ark network in the London Borough of Wandsworth. We’re a mixed school with 790 students, ranging from year 7 through to sixth form. 

We adopt a holistic view to educating young people. Through our commitment to inclusion, equality and attainment, we prepare every student to be a pillar of any community.

In our 2022 Ofsted inspection we were rated ‘Good’ in every category with real strengths in teaching and learning, curriculum breadth and personal development.

We’ve also been celebrating a successful year so far with strong GCSE results that place Ark Putney in the top 20% nationally for progress and ahead of other schools in the local area. This reflects our excellent teaching and the dedication of our staff both to the students and each other.

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• One-to-one support, coaching and access to extensive network training to support career development. 
• We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously; therefore, staff receive regular rewards and recognition for effort.
• Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
• Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.

Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

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