Location: West Yorkshire Hub, Co-op Academy Parkland

Salary: Grade 6 - £24,294 to £25,979 (TTO+20 days £22,714 to £24,290)

12 month fixed term Contract: 37 hours per week

Start date: ASAP

The Trust is recruiting for an exciting opportunity to join a new team of Attendance and Welfare Officers to work with schools in and around the Bradford area. As a Trust, we have a firm commitment to improving attendance across all of our schools and are looking for individuals passionate about raising attendance for our pupils. We have 6 schools who will be served by the Attendance and Welfare team, and each AWO will work across a cluster of 3.

These roles work with families, external agencies and colleagues to respond to, support, and implement student and family engagement strategies as part of the early help offer. These interventions will help the young people overcome the barriers they face in achieving positive attendance patterns at school.

This is a unique opportunity to join a large, thriving, multi Academy Trust and be at the forefront of innovative strategies to break down barriers to attendance. Whilst this initiative has funding guaranteed for 12 months, we are confident that the success of this role and the wider team will ensure that this has a long term future, with commitment from our sponsor and our schools.

The successful applicants will have experience of working with young people in a variety of settings and with vulnerable families / young people who experience challenging circumstances. To secure one of these roles you will need to understand the barriers to learning and attending school which are faced by young people and how they can be overcome. As this role includes home visits, a full driving license and access to a vehicle for business use is also required. 

The core purpose of this role will be to support whole school attendance through:

• Office-based work, working with families and with outside agencies.   
• Raising the attendance of targeted families within your three allocated schools
• Working preventatively to provide early intervention signposting support and guidance.
• Working with the Safeguarding Team to respond to and assist in implementing student and family engagement strategies as part of the schools’ Early Help offer
• Persuade, empower and motivate families to engage and overcome barriers to positive attendance patterns
• Liaise with relevant agencies to improve swift access to statutory and voluntary services. 

The Schools you will be potentially working with are:

• Co-op Academy Beckfield
• Co-op Academy Parkland
• Co-op Academy Smithies Moor
• Co-op Academy Princeville
• Co-op Academy Grange
• Co-op Academy Priesthorpe

Benefits

31 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata if part time)

Local government pension scheme

Co-op staff discount and other benefits

How to apply

Closing date: 16th October 2024

Interviews: 21st October 2024

For more information about the Trust, please visit www.coopacademies.co.uk 

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.