Multi Site Attendance Officer

Your career #EMATters! We are currently recruiting A Multi Site Attendance Officer to work across schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. We are an organisation that recognises and values its diverse workforce. Join us at EMAT to be part of a team that values innovation, inclusivity, and impact.

EMAT is an exciting, impactful organisation where innovation is encouraged, aligned with our core values and purpose: that every child deserves to be the best they can be. Our Trust was incorporated in July 2012 to establish, maintain, manage, and develop academies and free schools as world-class centres of excellence. We are a collaborative partnership that currently educates around 5,000 children every year.

Our schools include an all-through school in Northampton, a secondary school in Oundle, and five primary schools in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. By becoming an #EMATter, you’ll be able to take advantage of a wealth of professional development and support opportunities, as well as a range of employee benefits.

• Continuous professional development and training opportunities
• Career and leadership opportunities within our growing family of schools
• A confidential 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flu jabs for all staff
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including an online GP
• Access to an employee lifestyle savings platform
• Generous family leave

• To provide a specialist service to assist the school in meeting their obligations and targets in relation to school attendance. Follow school systems and procedures consistently through monitoring, reporting and tracking of data and to ensure a clear overview of attendance data to use this data to identify areas of concern. Promote positive attitudes towards education and to ensure that parents are fully aware of their statutory responsibilities.
  
  Share appropriate information across the school/trust to help improve school attendance.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or age. EMAT encourages a “Speak Up” culture where colleagues are supported to raise concerns without blame.

EMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening, including DBS checks. References will be taken before interviews are offered.