Attendance & Pupil Services Assistant

Your Role

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Attendance & Pupil Services Assistant to join our dedicated team at Abraham Moss Community School, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UF.

The core purpose of the role will be to

1. Work within the Attendance Team and Pupil Services.




2. Be responsible for undertaking identified attendance tasks and aspects of service and administration to ensure the smooth running of Pupil Services.




3. Undertake home visits for pupils whose attendance falls below 85% and for those who attend after the close of registers. A full driving licence is esstential for home visits.

Key responsibilities

1. To be responsible for the Pupil Services area, ensuring a professional ethos and efficient service is presented to staff and pupils at all times;




2. To communicate to all staff, pupils and parents with courtesy and clarity, including face to face, written communication on MCAS application and on the telephone;




3. To process mobile phones that have been confiscated and alert parents regarding this on MCAS.




4. To monitor and record Patrol requests, alerting Patrol as necessary and ensure all Patrol requests are logged accordingly; informing relevant staff of the correct procedures if necessary;

Benefits

• Health Care Cash Plan
  

  We are excited to be part of the Simplyhealth Care Cash Plan. The Trust will fund membership for all employees to receive money back on healthcare services.




• High Street Benefits and Discounts
  

  Access to a variety of shopping discounts at national online and high street retailers.




• Pension and Death in Service Benefit
  

  Automatic enrolment into either the Teachers Pensions Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme for non-teaching employees.




• Cycle to Work Scheme




• Free places to school-run Holiday, Breakfast and After School Clubs




• Recognition Awards
  

  Financial awards in recognition of long serving employees.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalent essential




• Degree or equivalent qualification desirable

Skills

Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and people essential

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work collaboratively and lead a team essential




• Committed essential




• Dedicated essential




• Integrity essential




• Ability to work effectively with pupils, staff, parents and members of the community essential




• Willingness and ability to work co-operatively as part of a team and self-motivate when working independently essential




• Reliable, honest and trustworthy essential

Safeguarding Information

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.

This post involves working with children, young people, vulnerable adults or is a position of trust. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are 'protected' and are not subject to disclosure to employers, and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website (www.gov.uk/dbs). Any failure to disclose the appropriate information could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the organisation. Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.