Attendance Welfare Coordinator at Humberston Academy

About this Role Humberston Academy places its students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning and increased student attainment, achievement, and social and emotional development. You will provide operational and administrative support to promote whole school attendance strategies in order to improve attendance levels and reduce persistent absences, in line with our academy targets. Our attendance and pastoral team go above and beyond to support students school learning. This has led to Humberston Academy achieving an 'Outstanding' status in 'Behaviour and Attitudes' and 'Personal Development'. Therefore, the successful candidate must be organised, a good communicator, approachable, have strong IT skills and have a positive attitude towards staff and students. Applicants must have a clean, current driving licence and access to a vehicle to carry out home visits. About our Academy Humberston Academy is an oversubscribed academy located in an affluent area of North East Lincolnshire. Ofsted graded the school outstanding in 'behaviour and attitudes' and 'personal development'. Humberston Academy achieved 'World Class Schools' status in December 2019 and re-accredited in 2022. Humberston Academy continues to deliver incredible opportunities to young people with a specific focus on STEM enrichment and favourable links to the apprenticeships industry as well as traditional route towards higher education. Humberston Academy has also been appointed as the Teaching School Hub for the local region which will allow all colleagues to access leading edge career professional development in order to enhance the standard of teaching, as well as the opportunity to deliver CPD to colleagues locally in our profession. Providing our young people access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences is what drives us. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences equip our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens. At Humberston Academy we are committed to equality, inclusion and diversity. We are incredibly proud to have been awarded the Rainbow Flag award in 2022 and intend to be re-accredited in 2025. In addition to this Humberston Academy prides itself on sharing important environmental values with all our stakeholders. This has allowed us to achieve Eco School Status since 2021. The successful applicant will be expected to buy in to our ethos and culture as a member of Team Humberston. We work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Trust's vision, to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them. You will be joining a hard-working, friendly and supportive team community at a very exciting time as our academy goes from strength to strength. About the role To work closely with the Attendance Information Officer, drawing on indicators that reveal barriers to attendance, identifying solutions to removing these barriers and liaising with pupils, parents and external agencies in securing improvement. The ability to drive is essential, along with owning your own vehicle. This is a permanent post, 37 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year). Who we are looking for Able to communicate effectively with students and parents to represent the Academy positively and feedback information as appropriate Highly motivated Ability to deal with confidential material Enthusiastic and prepared to work hard Commitment to safeguarding the children and young people in the school's care Honest and trustworthy Good organisation and time management skills Have high expectations of what students and staff can achieve Fully supportive of the aims and ethos of Humberston Academy Salary