PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND ATTENDANCE MANAGER

Stone Soup Academy- Up to £35,000 P.A. dependent upon qualifications and experience. Plus generous mileage contribution.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Role summary:
Stone Soup Academy is an outstanding, award winning, alternative provision based in the centre of the historic Lace Market in Nottingham City. We meet the needs of up to 110 young people from 11 - 16 who have been either excluded or at risk of exclusion from mainstream education. We work with over 30 local schools. Many of our pupils are emotionally vulnerable and have behavioural needs. Our ethos is one of education, engagement and inspiration; we want our young people to experience a happy and well-balanced school life.
We believe that we are ‘Creating Unimagined Futures’ for all of our learners and their families and we would like you to be part of our young people’s journey through our wonderful academy.
We are seeking to appoint a Parent Engagement and Attendance Manager to join our friendly experienced Engagement team. The main focus of this role will be to raise levels of attendance and punctuality and to engage with the home and to support our young people to attend the academy.
This is a key role for the development of the Academy at this time.

EDUCATION WELFARE SERVICE.

• Report on the implementation of action plans to the Line Manger.
• Attend and participate in meetings sharing best practice to support others.
• Undertake personal development through training and other learning activities, including performance management as required.
• Undertake all associated paperwork and admin for the role.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The responsibilities of the post require the post-holder to have significant unsupervised contact with pupils and their families and enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosure will be required prior to appointment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
  Education:
  High levels of literacy and numeracy

SEND A LETTER OF APPLICATION ON NO MORE THAN 2 SIDES OF A4 LETTING US KNOW WHAT YOU COULD POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENT ATTENDANCE, REDUCE ABSENCE AND ENGAGE OUR PARENTS AND CARERS AND HOW YOUR JOURNEY TO THIS POINT HAS PREPARED YOU FOR THIS POSITION.

Please return your completed application form and letter For this position to admin@stonesoupacademy.org.uk

ATTENDANCE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IS ESSENTIAL IF WE ARE TO KEEP THEM SAFE, EDUCATE AND PREPARE THEM EFFECTIVELY FOR ADULTHOOD. THIS ROLE WILL LEAD THE ACADEMY IN ALL ASPECTS OF ATTENDANCE AT AN OPERATIONAL LEVEL WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE LINE MANAGER AND ATTENDANCE CHAMPION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF ATTENDANCE AT THE ACADEMY.

Parental influences have a powerful effect upon children’s attitudes, achievements and life outcomes. The role of the Parent Engagement and Attendance Manger is to assist in tackling attendance and resulting underachievement by working in partnership with families, parents, carers and pupils in an Academy context to enable pupils, particularly the most disadvantaged, to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome barriers to learning and participation.
The Parent Engagement and Attendance Manager will work directly with parents in a non-judgemental way empowering them and their families to get the most out of the educational opportunities available at Stone Soup Academy.

The Parent Engagement and Attendance Manager will focus their work on preventative and early intervention activities. They will work in an Academic Context where needs are below the thresholds that trigger the involvement of specialist services and other agencies.

• Throughout this document attendance also includes all aspects of punctuality.
• Throughout this document parents include carers.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To pursue and promote the achievement and integration of diversity and equality of opportunity throughout the Academy’s activities.
• To plan, monitor and review health and safety within areas of personal control.
• To participate in the Academy’s Performance Management process and engage in continuous professional development and networking to ensure that professional skills and knowledge are up to date.
• To maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct and positive, courteous relations with students, parents and colleagues.
• To undertake other such reasonable duties as may be required from time to time and to annually review the role and responsibilities.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To participate in the Academy’s Performance Management/Appraisal process and engage in continuous professional development and networking to ensure that professional skills and knowledge are up to date.
• To maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct and positive, courteous relations with students, parents and colleagues.
• To attend meetings as required.
• All staff are responsible for the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy as far as it affects them, colleagues and others who may be affected by their work. The post holder is also expected to monitor the effectiveness of the health and safety arrangements and systems to ensure that appropriate improvements are made where necessary.
• This job description is a representative document. Other reasonably similar duties may be allocated from time to time commensurate with the general character of the post and it’s grading.
• The job purpose and key statements remain indicative and by no means exclusive – given the evolving needs of the Academy, flexibility among staff is very important.
• Where appropriate be available for evening events e.g. Open evenings, Summer school etc.
• The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Any other duties as reasonably requested by the Principal & Executive Principal
  All duties and responsibilities must be carried out with due regard to the Academy’s existing policies such as Child Protection, Health and Safety, Equal opportunities and Data Protection etc.