Attendance Lead - Kingsleigh Primary School

Attendance Lead (supporting Safeguarding)

Start Date: Monday 13th April

Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and 8am to 3.30pm on Friday (37 hours) (1/2 hour unpaid lunch)

Term-time, inset days plus 2 weeks during school holidays

Grade: 7 - Scale Points 23 - 26

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £34,434 - £37,280

Actual salary: £30,859.44 - £33,409.92 (£14.35 - £15.56 per hour)

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kingsleigh Primary School in a new role of Attendance Lead working as an integral part of our safeguarding team. We want someone to act as a source of support and expertise on matters relating to safeguarding and to work closely with staff and families to promote positive attendance. The role will include working with the office team to ensure all children attend school regularly and robustly monitor attendance daily, weekly and termly.

We’re looking for someone who cares deeply about children’s educational outcomes; someone who enjoys working as part of a friendly and supportive teams and wants to make a real difference to our school community. This is a wonderful opportunity to play a key role in helping our pupils thrive.

Kingsleigh Primary School is a community where all are welcomed, valued and heard. Feeling safe and happy are at the heart of what we do to ensure we succeed as lifelong learners. We embrace individual qualities to ensure Kingsleigh is a community ‘where everyone can be great’.

We have 3 core values that underpin the behaviour ethos of our school community and are promoted throughout all areas of life at Kingsleigh and beyond:
Belong, Aspire, Respect.

This role is a key area of our school development plan as children can only achieve success if they are in school every day and safe.