St Winifred’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Didsbury Road
Heaton Mersey
Stockport
SK4 3JH
Tel: 0161 432 5782
Email: admin@st-winifreds.stockport.sch.uk
website: https://www.st-winifreds.stockport.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs A Duffy
Senior Learning Mentor Level 5
Hours of Post: 30 hours per week
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm (with 1 hour for lunch)
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time only
Salary Grade: Scale 5, points 12 to 17 - £26,421 to £23,28,770 FTE
Actual salary: £18,323.47 to £19,952.54
Start Date: As soon as possible
As Attendance Manager, act as Children’s Trust Practitioner, contributing to St Winifred’s Catholic Primary School being viewed as a centre of excellence for safeguarding the welfare of our pupils.
Take a lead role in the administrative design, implementation and maintenance of support systems and procedures in the event of changes in legislation, best practice to meet the needs of the school.
Uphold the policies, procedures and codes of practise of the school, including relating to customer care, data protection, ICT, health and safety, anti-bullying and safeguarding/child protection.
Work alongside Headteacher, in ensuring that:
- ‘Every Day Counts and Every Child Matters’ at St Winifred’s Catholic Primary School.
- Have a lead role in managing the Attendance of pupils.
- Support the Attendance and Engagement Team and work proactively to develop strategies to improve whole school attendance and punctuality.
- Work with safeguarding professionals to collaboratively secure pupil safety, care and well-being.
Act on and secure compliance with policies and procedures relating to Safeguarding, Child Protection, health, confidentiality and data protection reporting all/any concerns to the Headteacher/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Have a key role within St Winifred’s Safer School Partnership Meetings.
Promote and secure the attendance and achievement of key groups of pupils e.g. Looked After Children (and those ‘informally’ LAC), Pupil Premium and vulnerable pupils.
Liaise with external agencies, e.g. School Attendance Improvement Service/EWO, Social Workers and Complex Case Workers, Safer Schools Partners, GMP etc.
Ensure that all documentation produced is of a high standard, in line with ‘in house’ style and administrative processes that are efficient, effective and pupil centred.
Liaise with the School Nurse and Health Care professionals when appropriate/required.
Co-ordinate First Aid provision and ensure that training needs are met and supplies are maintained.
Liaise with the Deputy Headteacher and SENDCO to secure continuity of education and care for pupils with significant medical needs and/or physical disability.
As directed by line managing Headteacher, prepare Case Planning and secure Case Recording.
Contribute to Education Health & Care Plans/TAFs, as required.
Support co-ordination of EWO working and multi-agency liaison with appropriate external agencies, e.g. Children Services, Courts, etc.
Manage and advise the Headteacher/AHT re: Pupil Leave of Absence Requests.
Work alongside the Headteacher manage St Winifred’s punctuality systems.
Secure and record Minutes of Meetings (actions taken, actions needed and outcomes).
Ensure accurate record keeping for all interventions relating to attendance.
Support pupils and their families on all matters relating to pupil welfare.
Monitor, challenge and encourage pupils, parents and carers, in order to promote and secure pupils’ attendance, confidence and progress.
Ensure that first day absence calls are made and responded to.
Co-ordinate any ‘follow up’ home visits for non-attending students.
Facilitate meetings with parents/carers and other agencies.
Ensure appropriate management for all re-admission and re-integration of pupils who have left or have been absent.
Communicate to relevant stakeholders re: attendance, punctuality and pupil welfare e.g. parents/carers, SLT and Governors.
Provide information for the Newsletter, when appropriate.
Application Process:
Please see the Vacancies tab on our school website for all information or email the school to request all documentation. Please email the completed CES application form to recruitment@st-winifreds.stockport.sch.uk by midday on the 30th October 2024. Please refer closely to the Job Description for the role.
Closing Date: Wednesday 30th October 2024 at 12noon
Shortlisting Date: Thursday 31st October 2024
Interview Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024
Start Date: As soon as possible
St Winifred’s Roman Catholic Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Applicants are informed that if appointed to this post their contract of employment will be with the school Governing Body who is the employer and not Stockport Local Authority. In compliance with ‘Keeping children Safe in Education’ applicants will also be subject to an online search.
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CES Application Form
Job Description and Person Specification