The Ted Wragg Trust is an inclusive and ambitious Trust of schools, strengthening our communities through excellent education. Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen our communities to make the world a better place. With a reputation for highly successful school improvement in very challenging circumstances, we are passionate about inclusive education and raising the aspirations and outcomes of all our pupils. We are a large Trust with over 15,000 pupils across 17 schools working across Devon and Plymouth Local Authorities. We recognise that improving school attendance has never been so important as it is now.
The Trust are seeking to appoint a highly skilled and enthusiastic Attendance Engagement Officer (AEO) to join our already established Attendance Engagement Service (AES). Their role is to promote positive attitudes towards regular attendance with schools, families and pupils. Our team consists of 8 people, 4 working across our Devon schools and 3 in our Plymouth schools, along with a team administrator. The successful candidate will work in partnership with schools, families and the LA to improve the attendance levels of pupils, engage with families and support them to overcome any barriers. The successful candidate will also support our schools to fulfil their legal obligations in this regard.
We are seeking:
- An experienced and highly skilled professional with a proven track record of supporting pupils and their families to achieve a positive outcome
- A driven and highly effective team player who will work well as part of our team
- An individual who can cultivate effective working relationships with other professionals, families and pupils, sometimes delivering tough messages with regards to the legal process, with care and sensitivity
- Someone who is passionate about making a difference to children's lives, with high levels of integrity, selfless, ambitious and a commitment to collaboration
We can offer you:
- The opportunity to work with dedicated and committed staff teams across our growing Trust of schools and beyond
- First class professional development and on-going career development
- The chance to make a difference to the lives of children and their families
If you can meet the requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you. For an informal conversation to find out more about the role, please contact Aimee Mitchell-White - Trust Lead for Safeguarding and Attendance and the Attendance Engagement Service Lead on aimee.mitchell@tedwraggtrust.co.uk
Closing date:
12pm on Thursday 12 th November 26 Interviews:
WB16 th November 26 All applications should be made by completing the Trust application form, including evidence of how you meet the person specification for the role and should be submitted to HR@tedwraggtrust.co.uk by 12pm on the closing date.
Further details and an application form can be downloaded from the Ted Wragg Trust website https://www.tedwraggtrust.co.uk/vacancy/
The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and operate in accordance with the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. All applicants will be subject to a full enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before an appointment is confirmed. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.