Attendance Support Team Manager

Attendance Support Team Manager

Duration: Initially 3 months
Hours: 36 hours a week
Rate: £320 umbrella a day

Job Description

London Borough of Hillingdon are seeking an experienced Attendance Support Team Manager to provide operational leadership to the Attendance Support team and make a critical contribution to fulfilling the Council's statutory duties in addressing poor school attendance (Education Act 1996 Section 444). T school attendance across the borough.

Responsibilities

• Work strategically with schools, Social Care, Fostering, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Team), YOS (Youth Offending Service) & other agencies to ensure that process and practice across services support Hillingdons children with school attendance.
• Lead, develop and deliver programmes of practice development for the Attendance Support team and a programme of training and engagement for attendance leads in schools.
• Provide management oversight of officers.
• Take the lead for monitoring and tracking attendance for all children in Hillingdon.

Requirements

• Professional qualification in related field e.g. education, youth work
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Ability to undertake occasional evening and weekend work, including residential weekends
• Full UK driving license and use of own vehicle
• Experience leading, managing and delivering evidence-based interventions with children, young people and their families

How to Apply

If you are interested in this Attendance Support Team Manager position, please apply with your CV. We look forward to hearing from you.