Improving Attendance Manager Permanent Grade 5 £41,511 - £49,764 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity review Working 36.5 hours per week. The role is hybrid however the post holder would be required to work from Birmingham City Council buildings as business needs dictate. Are you passionate about ensuring that every child thrives and fulfils their potential by attending school regularly? Birmingham City Council is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Children and Families Directorate as Improving Attendance Managers. In this vital role, you will lead and manage a team to provide high-quality attendance support services to local schools, ensuring all children have access to full-time education. If you have a strong background in education or family support services, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to safeguarding, we want to hear from you! As an Improving Attendance Manager, you will be responsible for; ensuring the statutory responsibilities defined in ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ are met, ensuring that multi agency working and early help is available for families to improve school attendance by supporting schools, reviewing policies and ensuring there is effective multi-agency partnership, providing professional support and challenge to ensure that vulnerable children attend school or alternative provision regularly, managing a team, promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children, and ensuring compliance with legislative requirements. Your efforts will help foster good relationships and achieve positive educational outcomes for children in our community. We are looking for candidates with a high standard of education, and at least three years’ experience working in the field of school attendance, and work with vulnerable children and families, schools and multi-agency collaboration. You should also have management experience in education or family support services and staff development skills. You should have the ability to demonstrate experience of statistical reporting and analysing/presenting data for performance management purposes. You should have a thorough understanding of relevant policies and legislative frameworks, as well as experience in supervising individuals and managing conflicting demands. Strong communication skills are essential, as you will be producing professional documents, delivering training, and liaising with a wide range of stakeholders. A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion is also key for this role. In return, we offer a supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions will be valued. You will have the opportunity to participate in regular supervision, team meetings, and professional development activities. We are committed to your growth and will provide training to enhance your knowledge of home education and safeguarding practices. By joining our team, you will be making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and their families in Birmingham. For any informal enquires please contact: Edwina Langley edwina.j.langley@birmingham.gov.uk Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Job Description and Person Specification We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.