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Ref 192792
Number of Posts 1
Grade Grade 6.
Salary £25979 to £ 29777 
Term Full-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (September 2024 ) .
Hours 37 hours a week.
Closing Date 08/07/2024.
Location
Our Lady's Catholic High School, Preston, St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ (901 on roll)

Tel: 01772 326900
School website: www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
Our Lady’s Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11–16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours. Behaviour and relationships in our school are very strong and all teachers use our highly respected and successful system for managing behaviour and relationships called ‘Behaviour 4 Learning’. This is supported by a sophisticated system for rewarding pupils for being fit to learn and for commitment to school life.

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for the position of Attendance Improvement Officer to support the work of the school, Behaviour and Attendance Partnership and the local authority in raising attendance and raising attainment and to work with young people, their families/carers and school to return young people to regular school attendance.

The successful candidate will need to possess excellent written and oral communication skills and be a strong team player. They must have 5 A*- C GCSE's including Mathematics and English or equivalent and have experience of working with children/young people and/or families within an education or social work setting. The position is for 37 hours per week, term time plus 1 week and the hours of work are 8.30am to 4.30pm on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and 8.30am to 4.00pm on a Tuesday.

If successful, the salary received based on the hours and weeks specified will be between £22,545 and £26,549 per annum. The closing date for application is 12 Noon on Monday 8 July 2024.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Essential Qualifications
  • 5 GCSEs grade A*-C (inc English & Maths) or equivalent
    • Desirable Qualifications
  • Educated to GCE A level or equivalent
  • Qualification in relevant children’s services e.g. Diploma in Social Work, Level 4 NVQ, Teaching or Youth Work
    • Essential Experience
  • Excellent listening and interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate/engage with a range of service users and professionals
  • Ability to provide clear professional advice to parents/carers, school staff and other professionals on matters relating to school attendance, exclusions, support programmes and other ’education welfare’ functions
    • Desirable Experience
  • Working with vulnerable adults or children/young people
  • Independent working
  • Working with a multi-agency setting

    • For an informal discussion please contact:
    Please contact Jackie McArdle, Assistant Headteacher, on 01772 326900
    Proposed Interview Date:
    11/07/2024 
    Equal Opportunities statement
    An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
    Rehabilitation
    Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

    Additional Info

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application form attached. Application forms can also be obtained from the school website. Please ensure that all forms are completed and returned to the school. Please email your completed application form to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, at ptt@olchs.lancs.sch.uk or alternatively post your completed forms and address to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, Our Lady’s Catholic High school, St Anthony’s Drive. Fulwood, Preston PR2 3SQ.
    Positive about Disabled People 

    The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

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    Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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