Position: Attendance, Welfare and Punctuality Lead Contract: Permanent Disclosure Level: Enhanced

SAINT GABRIEL’S COLLEGE Saint Gabriel’s College is a Church of England school, serving our local community. Our inclusive Christian ethos is rooted in our faith that we are all made in God’s image, and put into practice through our school Christian values, which help us learn and live well together, becoming the people God calls us to be.

The recruitment and development of an exceptional team of practitioners is a top priority for us. We are clear that our aim for students to secure the very best outcomes relies upon our ability to deliver high standards of teaching and learning as well as our provision of high quality professional development.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and talented Vice Principal with a relentless focus on the pursuit of excellence at Saint Gabriel’s College.

WHY WORK FOR US? We are a successful, well-led school with a supportive staff who are friendly, collaborative and enjoy enriching the lives of our students each day. Saint Gabriel’s College is a great place to work. We have an excellent team of dedicated staff and we understand that we are privileged to work with such wonderful young people.

STAFF BENEFITS

● Funding for a range of qualifications to support your development ● Access to our Professional Development Pathways programme ● Confidential coaching and/or counselling sessions ● Cycle to work scheme ● Annual travel season ticket loan ● The opportunity to request flexible working arrangements

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ACCOUNTABILITY The Attendance and Welfare and Punctuality Lead is directly accountable to the Deputy Safeguarding Officer in conjunction with the Director of Ethos and Culture.

JOB PURPOSE To assist the Director in sustaining the school ethos and culture of inclusivity and academic excellence. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY All staff at Saint Gabriel’s College accept responsibility for school improvement and for providing an atmosphere in which students have the opportunity to fulfil their unique God-given potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual and psychological growth. We expect all staff to support the Christian ethos of the school, in word, manner and actions maintaining the highest professional standards and contributing actively to the development of the school as a thriving community.

KEY STRATEGIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversight of the attendance and punctuality standards of all students in the college:

1. Take every opportunity in all school activities to raise standards attendance, setting the

standard of 100% attendance amongst all students 2. Lead the Advisory Teams in establishing, and maintaining positive attendance routines

and adherence to school expectations 3. Proactively foster positive and productive relations with parents and carers, securing a

partnership ethos 4. Liaise, organise and hold SAP meetings for persistently absent students. 5. Arrange and attend Court panel meetings 6. Assist with the preparation of attendance reports and statistics for external stakeholders

and and governor meetings 7. Develop systems and procedures to ensure all students are commitment to excellence

and able to adhere to school expectations

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8. Maintain accurate data to effectively track student attendance and punctuality records of each student

9. Use data both hard and soft to inform and produce reports for a range of audiences including Governors and external agencies

10. Use data to inform smart measurable target setting, to raise individual excellent attendance and punctuality.

11. Use the whole school behaviour policy to create a positive learning environment in line with our Christian Ethos

12. Develop a range of strategies to address individuals not adhering to school expectations 13. Plan, create, sustain and maintain strategies that will address and remove individual

student’s barriers to attaining their commitment to excellence 14. Secure good working relationships with Academic and Support Teams 15. Be actively involved in the work to help staff to achieve constructive working

relationships with students 16. Use agreed procedures to sustain 100% attendance, taking swift action with students

who do not meet this expectation 17. Develop and support the effective onboarding for in-year admissions 18. Lead, manage, record and report meetings 19. Lead others in maintaining good order and discipline in order to raise standards and

maximise expectations 20. Safeguard the health and safety of all students. 21. Encourage and monitor all students’ participation in Extracurricular activities in the Year

Group 22. Ensure adequate provision is made for students who are not able to attend school

either due to ill-health or suspension. 23. Represent the school with external agencies and in other contexts 24. Effectively communicating with parents to support and improve students’ academic

success 25. Seeking out best practice from other schools. Creating and maintaining effective

partnerships to raise achievement

OTHER 1. Adhere to and promote the Christian Ethos of the school

2. Challenge racism, sexism, homophobic and other forms of discrimination and promote

good community relations.

3. Have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young

people and to follow all associated child protection and safeguarding policies as

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adopted by the school and Local Authority.

4. Work in accordance with the Schools Health and Safety Policies and Procedure.

5. Be aware of the responsibilities under Data Protection Legislation for the security,

accuracy and significance of the personal data held in the school’s systems.

6. Undertake such other duties as may be required commensurate with the grade of the

post.

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the College in relation to the post holder’s professional responsibilities and duties.

Qualifications

Required:

1. Degree or equivalent qualification, with behavioural science or psychology components

Desirable: 1. Teaching qualification 2. Post graduate qualification such as a NPQ or equivalent 3. Evidence of ongoing Professional Development, including Level 3 Safeguarding

Experience

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Required:

1. At least 3 years of successful academic care, guidance and support at middle leader level

2. Success in coaching students for successful and productive experiences in a school or other relevant organisation

3. Safeguarding certification Desirable:

1. Have relevant experience in delivering high quality education 2. Able to evidence sustained significant student outcomes 3. Experience of designing and delivering student improvement initiatives

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

1. Expert knowledge of legislation and guidance on safeguarding

2. Knowledge of child psychology and development

3. Awareness of local and national systems, policies and processes

4. Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others

5. Ability to build positive effective working relationships with staff and other

stakeholders

6. Effective communication and interpersonal skills

7. High degree of accuracy

8. Ability to work both alone and within a team to achieve specified standards

9. Ability to manage time effectively to complete tasks to a high standard

10. Competent with IT and other software packages such as Google Education suite.

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Personal Attributes

1. A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all students and promoting the

ethos and values of the school 2. Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively, self reliant and self sufficient 3. Be a positive role model to staff and students 4. Maintain confidentiality at all times 5. Able to build and maintain positive professional working relationships 6. Commitment to safeguarding and equality

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