Job Description

• The Beeches Community Primary School
• Address: Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 6EP
• Salary: £27,254 - £29,540 pro rota
• Hours: 8.40am – 3.30pm, 31 hours and 40 minutes per week, 39 weeks per year
• Contract Fixed term until 31 August 2027 initially. Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 5164

Do you believe in a nurturing and inclusive approach from all children? Then please read on.

The Beeches Community Primary School requires an experienced Attendance Lead and Alternate DSL to join our successful school. This is a great opportunity for you to work more closely with our team of dedicated staff, wonderful children and wider community.

You will:

• be passionate about removing barriers for learning

• Work with families, individuals and groups of children, using regular attendance checks and contact with parents/ carers and children to promote and improve levels of attendance

• collate information with regard to the attendance of students who may be experiencing attendance difficulties in order to inform school, Education Welfare and parents/ carers

• provide educational support for pupils with social, communication, emotional and behavioural difficulties

• liaise with the Senior Leadership Team, updating them regularly with attendance data and support provided

• attend relevant meetings, including with the Educational Welfare Officer

• contact parents/carers and relevant agencies to support attendance plans

• commit to raising the achievement of all children

• be a good communicator with the ability to work effectively with other agencies and families

• be motivated, empathetic, patient and non-judgmental

• have knowledge and understanding of a holistic approach to behaviour management, including the importance of self-awareness and self-control whilst managing behaviour

• have experience with working with children, families and outside agencies

• be a member of the safeguarding team and an Alternate DSL

• support families with ‘early help’ and referrals to outside agencies.

You will be expected to have experience and a professional approach to working with children and families. A good sense of humour and a commitment to life-long learning are essential.

The Beeches offers a caring, friendly and welcoming environment and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children.

Our aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy, maternity and paternity. We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements, where the role allows.

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff, developing skills, training, further qualification and accreditation. The Beeches CP School offers a caring, friendly and welcoming environment.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references.