Attendance and Student Services Assistant

Overview

The St Lawrence Academy is a thriving Church Academy that has successfully served its local community since opening in 2008 and provides children with fantastic opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. We are part of St Lawrence Academies Trust which is a new church based Multi-Academy Trust wanting to serve the young people and communities that our schools are set in.

It is a mixed multi academy Trust with church and community schools from both the primary to the secondary phase. Directors of St Lawrence Academies Trust and the Diocese of Lincoln are looking for an inspirational and talented person; one who can lead the academy towards achieving academic excellence for our students and enable them to fully flourish. The St Lawrence is an oversubscribed academy for 11-16 year old students of all abilities.

Our PAN now stands at 165 per year. We serve a diverse community in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. We are an inclusive Academy striving to meet the needs of all our learners in our caring environment. Students from all backgrounds and faiths, regardless of ability, are welcome. We are sponsored by the Diocese of Lincoln and have a strong Christian ethos.

We are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to take on the role of Attendance & Student Services Assistant.

37 hours per week - term time only plus 5 days. Grade 5 Pt 5-8 £ 25,583-£26,823 (Actual £21,908 - £22,969).

Provide attendance and student services support, communicate effectively at all levels, and contribute to maintaining a supportive environment for students. Ability to multitask and prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and remain calm under pressure. Support and communicate effectively at all levels. Utilise IT packages to produce complex reports and documents. Maintain flexible approach, vision and commitment to student development and wellbeing.

Have a friendly, welcoming and professional manner. Preferably but not essential to have experience of working in a school or attendance experience. Demonstrate the ability to multitask and prioritise workload. Be passionate about young people, their development and wellbeing. Be highly motivated, well organised and able to work on own initiative. Have the ability to meet deadlines whilst remaining calm under pressure.

Have the ability to support and communicate effectively at all levels. Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to cope with challenging situations. Have knowledge of a range of IT packages and the ability to produce complex reports.

• An inclusive and inspirational church school environment within wonderful and vibrant new buildings
• An exciting opportunity to make a real contribution to our high standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• High standards and expectations of academic success and care, support and personal development of our students
• Access to documents from home via Google documents and web based software packages
• Laptop
• Free staff parking
• Access to on-site gym
• Consider reasonable flexible requests