The Grange School
Dorset
£23,666 - £26,062 per year
Expiring soon
Salary:
37 hours per week, Grade 7, Support staff salary points 8– 14 £26,824 to £29,540 (FTE) £23,666 to £26,062 (pro rata)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
30 September 2025
Apply by:
5 September 2025
Job overview
About the Post
This is an exciting opportunity to join a school which keeps the community at its heart in a role that will have a direct impact on children's life chances.
We are looking to appoint a values-driven and aspirational colleague to join our pastoral team as our new Attendance Officer. This role is central to our strategic plan to help re-engage young people and improve attendance to school following the pandemic. We require a colleague who is tenacious and unrelenting in their approach and who will drive our attendance strategy alongside our senior leaders and Heads of Key Stage.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:
* Drive the attendance strategy daily with all stakeholders
* Work alongside senior leaders who have considerable experience
* Work closely with young people and their families for whom attendance is a concern
* Liaise effectively with external agencies, bringing them together to improve student attendance
* Thrive in a role in which no day will be the same
* Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
What we can offer you
* A values-driven team with a vision for high-quality, inclusive education
* Strong support systems and structures and a highly supportive and visible leadership team
* The chance to shape and develop the role with significant responsibility
* Automatic membership of the Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme
* Free, confidential access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which offers a range of counselling services plus financial, legal and practical support from qualified professionals on a range of personal issues and access to online health and wellbeing resources
* A trust-wide intranet, where we share our news, information and resources
* Local discounts negotiated on behalf of our staff e.g. gym memberships, hair and beauty salons, chiropractic care, cycle shops, restaurants, motoring services, and retail/DIY stores
* Access to national discounts on a wide variety of huge brands
* A welcoming staff room with complimentary tea and coffee available throughout the day
* Free on-site parking
* The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
* The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
* Have experience of working with children of relevant age
* Have experience of safeguarding policies and procedures
* Have excellent IT skills
* Have evidence of further accredited professional development
* Have a belief in the potential of all young people
* Understand the principles of child development, in particular potential barriers to learning
* Have an ability to build relationships with children and parents - in particular motivate children to engage in their learning
* Understand how to de-escalate situations and make quick decisions about triaging situations.
* Work well with clear systems and structures and understands the need for process and compliance
* Could work effectively with a range of stakeholders, including other professional colleagues and parents.
You will also be keen to live our Twynham Learning employee values which are:
* Aim high
* Keep improving
* Don't leave anyone behind
* See the bigger picture
Recruiter contact:
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About The Grange School
The Grange School
Redvers Road, Christchurch
Dorset
BH23 3AU
United Kingdom
About The Grange School
We are on a journey of rapid school improvement - recognised by Ofsted which awarded us a 'good' in every category when we were inspected under the challenging new framework in and we are committed to ensuring we provide the very best education for every single one of our students.
The Grange School is proud to be a small, community school, which means students and staff across different subjects and year groups are able to form unique relationships and every child is known and understood as an individual. Our links with Twynham School through the
Twynham Learning Trust
of which we are proud to be a part of, mean that our students can enjoy access to the sort of curriculum offer, extra-curricular activities and opportunities and staff expertise associated with a much larger organisation. In other words, we have the best of both.
We are proud to be a fully-inclusive school in which all young people can thrive and become the best version of themselves that they can be. We believe in the power of education to change individuals' lives, and that all children, irrespective of background or ability deserve the same opportunities that will enable them to enter the world with all the doors open to them and to fulfil whatever their ambitions are.
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