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Student & Family Engagement Officer

Reference: JAN20203827
Expiry date: 2020-02-06 09:00:00.000
Location: Nottinghamshire
Salary: £21,589.00 - £23,836.00 Pro Rata
Benefits: Westfield Health, Pension and CPD
Attachments: StudentFamilyEngagementOfficerAdvert_170120.pdf
StudentFamilyEngagementOfficerJobPack_170120.pdf

Purpose

To work with families and young people to overcome barriers to learning, improve attendance, achieve well and lead successful lives

Duties specific to the role

  • Ensure the school adheres to all statutory regulations with regards to registration and attendance.  Be responsible for administering procedures to ensure regulations are met
  • To have responsibility for managing attendance for all students across the school 
  • Liaise closely with the AHOS on all attendance issues and in year admissions
  • To analyse and interpret data and produce report for a range of stakeholders where required
  • To determine, prioritise and manage appropriate caseloads based on data analysis and liaison with the AHOS
  • To develop systems for monitoring, tracking and reporting all attendance matters
  • Produce weekly reports for the Head of School
  • Create, develop and lead workshops and other new initiatives for young people to engage and inspire them
  • Create, develop and lead workshops and other initiatives for families to engage them in the work of the school and support the school with improving attendance
  • To take proactive steps to improve student attendance and reduce the risk of persistent absence
  • To work in school, in the community and in family homes,  with families and young people to support students to achieve well
  • To devise a repertoire of engagement strategies that apply to a range of situations that are preventing students / parents from engaging with school
  • To establish contact with families to determine reasons for absence
  • To develop support plans for students deemed as ARNA learners to ensure their success
  • To close the attendance gap / improve achievement for specific groups of students eg disadvantaged / vulnerable / PP students
  • Investigate long or persistent absences whether it is for individual students, year groups or key groups of students. Develop re-integration packages
  • To work with students on an individual basis or in groups to develop their understanding of the importance of being present in school
  • To work with students who are at risk of exclusion or are attending alternative provision
  • To undertake visits to alternative provision to support students and ensure their safety and wellbeing
  • To work with internal staff to produce reintegration packages and packages of support
  • To raise the profile, across the school of positive attendance
  • To find opportunities to recognise success with key students
  • To undertake work with the local community to further engage them with the work of the school
  • To play a proactive part in and support the work of the students services team,  including attendance at team meetings
  • To attend parents evenings to provide support, advice and guidance to students and families
  • Be a designated safeguarding person in school and work within a multi-agency framework to support the welfare needs of students
  • Represent the school in legal proceedings, including presenting evidence to the Magistrates Court in liaison with the Targeted Support Service
  • Develop and implement strategies to reduce truancy and lesson truancy. Undertake truancy patrol to locate missing students and escort them to lessons
  • Undertake ‘Late Gate’ duties and manage late detentions
  • Convene and chair attendance panels and interviews for students with poor or persistent absence, their parents and governors if appropriate
  • Facilitate all new admissions into The Garibaldi School, including those from Fair Access and Appeals

General Duties

  • To act as a Fire Marshall
  • printing off registers on a daily basis
  • distribution and collection of registers at muster point
  • Deputise for colleagues during absences
  • Undertaking any other duties that may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined, subject to the proviso that normally any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms
  • Be aware of relevant issues and ensure the safeguarding of the welfare of students
  • To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact with during the course of your duties and responsibilities.  Your conduct must at all times in in accordance with the school’s policies and procedures
  • To report any causes for concern relating to the welfare and safety of children to the designated person and the Head of School or if unavailable the designated safeguarding governor or a member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • To attend safeguarding training as required by the school and maintain your knowledge and understanding of your responsibility for safeguarding children in this school
  • To take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their activities and where appropriate, safeguarding the health and safety of persons under their control and guidance in accordance with the provision of Health and Safety legislation