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Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US. Tel: 01206 576973
Attendance Officer and Administration Assistant
37 hours per week, Mon to Fri - 08:00 to 16:00. Term time only plus non-pupil days and 10 days summer holiday working.
Scale 5 Point 9 - 12
Actual Salary - £22,595 - £23,766 (£25,119 - £26,421FTE)
Closing Date: Monday 16 September 2024. Interviews will take place for suitable candidates on receipt of application
Required: October 2024
An opportunity has arisen for the position of Attendance Officer and Administration Assistant.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills along with strong administration skills as the role consists of a variety of tasks related to the monitoring of attendance and punctuality using our computerised systems. You will need to be confident and effective at analysing data, updating our systems, and collating reports for our Senior Team and the DfE.
Candidates should have excellent ICT, telephone, verbal and written skills and have experience of working in a busy environment. You will need to enjoy working with young people, be flexible, have a positive approach and be able to manage your time to meet deadlines. You will work in partnership with families to ensure student absence is reduced. As the Attendance Officer you will be required to work closely with a range of other agencies and services to ensure that vulnerable and at-risk children and young people access educational provision.
Colchester County High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check by the DBS.
Download an application pack from www.cchsg.com or email recruitment@cchsg.com. All applications must be submitted on the support staff application form and accompanied by a covering letter, addressed to the Executive Principal.
Information about the School
Colchester County High School for Girls is part of Alpha Trust. It is a selective state school for academically able students aged from 11 to 18 years which consistently achieves public examination results at the highest level and Ofsted "Outstanding". Admission to the school is via the 11+ examination in Year 7; the school also admits academic students into the Sixth Form. The school is lead for the North East Essex Teaching School Alliance and Colchester Teacher Training Consortium is based on the site. Situated a mile to the west of central Colchester, the school is set in its own extensive grounds on a large, quiet campus.