Attendance Officer and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Attendance Officer & Deputy DSL Allestree Woodlands School Grade and Salary: Grade 5: £27,007- £28,858 actual salary per annum (£31,537 - £33,699 FTE) Working pattern: 37 hours per week / 39 weeks (Term time plus INSET days) Contract term: Permanent The School: Allestree Woodlands School offers a broad curriculum at all key stages and has a thriving Sixth Form. We pride ourselves on the warm and friendly atmosphere of our school. We strive for the best achievements for our students and passionately believe that every young person deserves the chance to be successful. The role: We are seeking to appoint a full-time Attendance Officer and Deputy DSL to join our school. The role will be responsible for supporting whole school attendance through office-based work, working with families and with outside agencies. The post holder will also act as Deputy DSL, supporting the schools main DSL in undertaking their duties as outlined in KCSIE. The person: The successful candidate will have strong administrative skills and have experience of supporting young people with challenging circumstances. The post holder must have a strong understanding of the barriers to learning and attending school faced by children and young people, and how they can be overcome. Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees. We offer: Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities. We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning. An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts. Entry to a career average pension scheme. Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust. A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals. Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career. We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. Applications m