We are a growing Multi-Academy Trust consisting of 9 schools (five secondary schools and four primary schools), all rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. Each school within our trust has its own unique values and ethos and is committed to the overarching principle of "Being the best we can be", the mission statement of Areté Learning Trust. Our Trust seeks to create a context for all children and young people to thrive, academically, personally and socially so that they experience the real joy of learning.
This is an exciting time on the next step of the journey for the newly merged Areté Learning Trust and provides the opportunity to establish an even stronger trust, with greater autonomy to set direction and deliver the outcomes important to all of us. The trust is committed to inclusive high-quality education, providing outstanding education for all and trust wide sustained school improvement.
We are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff where they can develop as exemplary professionals. In addition we offer a positive, supportive, friendly working environment, recognition of previous service with other schools, academies and local government, CPD, training courses and webinars, expenses and travel costs in addition to a full range of employee benefits.
The core focus of this role is to complement the professional work of teachers by taking
responsibility for implementing the schools Attendance Policy and improving the attendance
of students. The succesful Candidate will work with identified students whose attendance is a barrier to their
performance and will be responsible for recording, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on
attendance data.
Hours of Work: Part Time 15 - 19 hours per week
Position Type: Permanent
The salary is
dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job
description for more information.
Application
Process
Please
complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are
advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making
an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job
Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by
identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of
these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the
skill specific areas over the course of the selection process.
Applications via agencies will not be considered.
Interviews
will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
The
Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children
and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes
enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history,
robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of
policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice
across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous
professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our
children and young people.
Lynne Stokoe
01653 693296
ls@nortoncollege-rlt.co.uk
Norton College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here are a preview of the questions/headings: