Attendance Advisory Officer London, England
Job description
Attendance Advisory Officer
Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do at the Borough of Royal Greenwich.
With this in mind, are you an experienced Educational Practitioner who is committed to championing the education of all children and young people? The post holder we are looking to appoint is an Attendance Advisory Officer to work within our wonderful Attendance Advisory Service. You must be able to work effectively as part of a team with a clear focus on ‘children and young people first’. Our team is dynamic, diverse and inclusive and we encourage people from all walks of life to come and join our family.
To undertake the specialist role of Attendance Advisory Officer to assist the LA, specifically schools, in meeting statutory obligations with regards to school attendance and the welfare of its pupils. We believe it is everyone’s responsibility to support attendance of children in our schools and with the support of the AAS we can promote this further. The ability to work independently and with high levels of efficiency and self-organisation is essential to be successful in this role.
We are looking for a person with education experience who is willing to champion our children and young people and ensure they thrive.
With the support of the Attendance Advisory Service Team Manager and team members from across our Inclusive Services you will provide an enhanced service to schools across the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. If you are shortlisted we ask for references prior to interview.
If you are an enthusiastic, committed individual with excellent communication skills and passionate about making a positive difference to lives of children and young people in Royal Greenwich, then you are invited to apply.
Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
Provisional interview date: 4th July 2023.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jillian O'Brierne; jillian.o'[email protected] 07921286175
Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at [email protected].
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.
Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).
Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.
Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.
Royal Greenwich is committed to being an inclusive employer and we recognise that flexible ways of working are a valuable tool in improving workplace equality. The Council is committed to providing a wide and flexible range of working arrangements including hybrid working for its workforce where service needs allow and we welcome this discussion with prospective applicants. The delivery of high quality services to our residents is at the heart of all we do - all requests for flexible working will be carefully considered in this context and on a service/case basis.
