We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Attendance Support Leader to join our team. The purpose of this role is to provide targeted support for children experiencing emotional-based school avoidance (EBSA), ensuring they are effectively re-engaged with education through carefully planned and personalised transition strategies. The post-holder will take a lead on monitoring attendance across the school, identifying patterns of concern, and coordinating timely interventions. A key aspect of the role involves working closely with families to build trust, offer support, and facilitate communication between home and school. Additionally, the Attendance Support Leader will oversee our nurture (off-site) provision, ensuring it provides a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment that supports pupils' social, emotional, and academic needs, and promotes a successful return to school.
As Attendance Support Leader, you will:
* Provide outreach home visits to support the emotional wellbeing of pupils and act as a link between home and school.
* Complete safe and well checks for pupils unable to attend school.
* Deliver home learning sessions if required.
* Transport pupils to and from school or other specified locations.
* Write reports for teachers and the leadership team to support attendance planning and intervention.
* Deliver 1:1 coaching and emotional support sessions tailored to pupil needs.
* Provide support and guidance to parents and carers.
* Implement agreed pupil support requirements and assist with education plans in collaboration with teaching staff.
* Monitor, report on, and implement strategies to enhance attendance school-wide.
* Liaise with pupils, families, and previous or future schools during pupil transitions.
* Help create a purposeful and nurturing learning environment.
* Build positive working relationships with pupils and act as a professional role model.
* Assess, record, and report on pupil development and progress, adapting support accordingly.
* Provide academic and pastoral support aligned with pupil needs and school procedures.
* Help create an outstanding pupil experience that fosters wellbeing and academic progression.
* Oversee our 'Nurture' provision – supporting the arranging of off-site education and following all associated plans and risk assessments.
* Liaise with pupils, families and schools of joining and leaving pupils.
* To help create a purposeful and supportive learning environment
* Establish productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model.
* Assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment and use this knowledge and understanding to extend and challenge pupils' learning
* Provide academic and pastoral support to pupils in accordance with agreed procedures
* Create an outstanding pupil experience which leads to progression
As a member of staff, you will:
* Ensure that your practice and conduct is consistently of a high standard.
* Manage pupil issues within agreed protocols.
* Undertake such other reasonable duties as the Headteacher may require from time to time and review this Job Description annually with the Headteacher.
* Participate in the school's appraisal and supervision process and to undertake any training that may be appropriate.
* Support and promote our school ethos and approach.
* Take appropriate responsibility to ensure the health and safety of self and others.
* Adhere to the Staff Handbook and Code of Conduct.
* Pursue the achievement and integration of equal opportunities throughout all The White House School's activities.
* Uphold our safeguarding culture of vigilance at all times, ensuring the safeguarding of pupils is always of paramount importance and follow the school's safeguarding and child protection policy.
This is a term time only position. A full manual driving licence is required for this position.
Equal Opportunities:
The White House School will seek to ensure that all existing and potential employees and pupils are given equal opportunities for employment and education. It is committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of sex, age, marital status, race, nationality or other ethnic or national origin, disability, sexuality, trade union membership or activity and religious background.
The school will seek to ensure that no applicant for employment or education is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified. The school aims to provide an open welcoming and safe environment for all its pupils, employees, and visitors.
Safeguarding:
The White House School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be conducted; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, both of which are available on request. If you are shortlisted, you will be required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £21,034.00-£24,274.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Work Location: In person