Attendance Lead Officer

Vacancy Summary

Department of Children’s Services
Education Safeguarding

Attendance Lead Officer
PO4  £37,849 - £40,760 pa - PO4 - SCP 35-38 (Pro Rata for part time posts)
1x 18.5 hours per week 
Established – Job Share
Based at Margaret McMillan Tower

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate.  Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

Vacancy Information

The Education Safeguarding team are responsible for having regard to the welfare and whereabouts of every school age child in the district. The aim of this team is to work collaboratively with Council teams and wider agencies to provide a co-ordinated approach to the well-being of children and young people, to ensure they have the support they need to be healthy, stay safe and enjoy and achieve.

We are looking to recruit a 0.5 FTE Attendance Lead Officer who will share leadership of the Attendance and Prosecution Team.  The Attendance Team offers a traded service of attendance support to schools across the district alongside delivering Local Authority statutory responsibilities in respect of attendance, with a specific focus on pupils who have increased vulnerabilities.

The post holder is responsible for:

• Ensuring every pupil has access to full-time education to which they are entitled, and lead on statutory responsibilities around Attendance for the district
• Reducing persistent absence; ensure action is taken early to address patterns of absence
• Manage a team of Attendance and Penalty Notice Officers, including managing the traded offer of Attendance support to schools

The team is based in the very heart of Bradford, in newly refurbished accommodation with dedicated desk space and meeting rooms. It has good ICT facilities with office based and remote access to electronic files, e-mail and internet.  Bradford itself is easily accessible from neighboring local authorities and offers great outdoor opportunities in the nearby Dales and surrounding areas.

For further information regarding this post please contact Danielle Wilson on 01274 437155 or email danielle.wilson@bradford.gov.uk 

To apply for this post, go to https://bradford.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/4923/0/272154/15138/attendance-lead-officer-309448

Closing Date: Sunday 26th July 2020
Prospective Interview Date: Thursday 6th August 2020

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.