Attendance Support Officer

Full Time 38 Weeks Per Year

£23,429 

Required from February 2025

Are you a reliable, articulate and organised professional who enjoys working with children and young people who wants to work in a vibrant school?  We are seeking to appoint an Attendance Support Officer to undertake duties in respect of supporting the school’s Attendance Strategy; engaging with students and families, recording, monitoring and reporting on student attendance.  The successful candidate will have excellent communication and IT skills for the purposes of producing graphical analysis and reports.  You will also need to be well-motivated and able to multi-task whilst maintaining high standards of accuracy. 

 

To join our team, we are looking for:  

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office

The ability to form effective working relationships with colleagues and students alike

Well developed organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities

Previous experience of working in a school office would be an advantage but is not essential. 

 

Who are we?

Weatherhead High School is a large 11 to 18 oversubscribed girls’ comprehensive school with approximately 1540 students on roll.  There is an excellent mixed Sixth Form with nearly 300 students.  We have a PAN of 254 for each year group from Year 7 to 11 and the school of choice for girls in Wallasey and the surrounding area.

The facilities are amongst the best in the country – we have an excellent building, which really enhances teaching & learning as well as our extra-curricular provision. Students and teachers benefit from well-presented classrooms, excellent creative arts and sports facilities and up-to-date ICT provision.  The school is located close to the M53 and the Wallasey Tunnel, and is easily accessible from Liverpool and Cheshire by car or public transport.

Students are both engaged and engaging; they enjoy learning and are warm and enthusiastic about the opportunities offered to them.  Staff work hard and are well rewarded.  There is a great team spirit amongst the staff and a strong emphasis is placed on professional growth and development. 

We were judged to be an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider in our recent inspection in November 2022.  During the inspection, inspectors commented that ‘Weatherhead High School is a happy and friendly learning community.  Pupils, students in the Sixth Form and staff are proud to belong to this school.  Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.’

 

Weatherhead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.  Weatherhead High School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from all people regardless of their sex, creed, marital status, race, age, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

‘This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

How to apply?

For further information about the school and this opportunity, please visit our website at www.weatherheadhigh.co.uk/join-us/work-with-us/ or telephone / email the school (for the attention of Mrs Finn, HR Manager).

Tel:  0151 631 4000     

Email: schooloffice@weatherheadhigh.co.uk

Please complete the online application form, including the names and addresses of two referees, and submit it with a letter of application to the Headteacher (addressing the criteria set out in the person specification and of no more than two sides in length).  The application form and letter must be submitted via the school’s TES portal, or via the school website.  Please note we are only able to accept our standard TES application forms.  

 

Apply by: Friday 10 January 2025 (3.00 p.m.) (previous applicants need not reapply)