Attendance Welfare Coordinator

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of children and young people? Do you have the skills and drive to improve attendance and support pupil welfare in a dynamic and ambitious school environment? Yewlands Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive Attendance and Welfare Officer to join our exceptional staff team. You will play a vital role in supporting pupils, families, and staff to overcome barriers to attendance and wellbeing. In this role, you will: · Work closely with the Attendance Lead and pastoral teams to identify and address barriers to attendance · Conduct welfare checks, home visits and maintain accurate intervention records · Chair attendance meetings and coordinate with external agencies · Deliver and monitor intervention programmes and motivate pupils through assemblies, incentives, and workshops · Counsel families and support curriculum work on attendance factors · Engage with a wide range of CPD opportunities We will offer you: · High quality professional development and support · Access to an exceptional, positive, and ambitious staff team · The opportunity to work in an outstanding learning environment · A chance to work in a 2-19 Trust which offers unique career development · The chance to make a real difference to the lives of children Our mission is to ensure every child enjoys school and secures outstanding progress and attainment. We aspire to be the best inner-city school in the country. Only by recruiting and developing the very best staff will we continue to improve. The successful candidate will be able to work both under instruction and on their own initiative, build excellent relationships with adults and children, and demonstrate good literacy and numeracy skills. We welcome contact from anyone considering applying to Yewlands and encourage prospective applicants to visit the Academy. To arrange an informal chat please contact Executive Assistant, Sharon Fort, by email JHolmshaw@briga