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SalaryLocation: Bradford / Leeds
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Grade 6 - £24,294 to £25,979 (TTO+20 days £22,714 to £24,290)
Hours: 37 hours, TTO+20 days
The Trust is recruiting for a number of Attendance and Welfare Officers to work with schools in and around the Bradford area. We have 9 schools who will be served by the Attendance and Welfare team, and each AWO will work across a cluster of 3. These roles work with families, external agencies and colleagues to respond to, support, and implement student and family engagement strategies as part of the early help offer. These interventions will help the young people overcome the barriers they face in achieving positive attendance patterns at school. The successful applicants will have experience of working with young people in a variety of settings and with vulnerable families / young people who experience challenging circumstances. To secure one of these roles you will need to understand the barriers to learning and attending school which are faced by young people and how they can be overcome. As this role includes home visits, a full driving license and access to a vehicle for business use is also required.
The core purpose of this role will be to support whole school attendance through:
- Office-based work, working with families and with outside agencies.
- Raising the attendance of targeted families within your three allocated schools
- Working preventatively to provide early intervention signposting support and guidance.
- Working with the Safeguarding Team to respond to and assist in implementing student and family engagement strategies as part of the schools’ Early Help offer
- Persuade, empower and motivate families to engage and overcome barriers to positive attendance patterns
- Liaise with relevant agencies to improve swift access to statutory and voluntary services.
The Schools you will be potentially working with are:
- Co-op Academy Beckfield
- Co-op Academy Parkland
- Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
- Co-op Academy Penny Oaks
- Co-op Academy Princeville
- Co-op Academy Grange
- Co-op Academy Priesthorpe
- Co-op Academy Southfield
Benefits
Local government pension scheme
Co-op staff discount and other benefits
24/7 Employee Support
Closing date: Monday 3rd June
Interview date: WB 10th June
Start date: September 2024
To apply, please click here
Co-op Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, and online checks will be carried out.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
