Attendance and Safeguarding Officer

Required from 1st July 2025

Full time, 37 hours a week, term time + 2 weeks

Permanent

Salary Grade E point 13-19 (£28,163-£31,067 FTE per annum)

Actual salary £25,465-£28,091

Zaytouna Primary School is seeking to appoint a dedicated, resilient and caring professional to provide support and guidance to our pupils to ensure they reach their full potential.

Our attendance and safeguarding officer will work alongside key school staff and multi agencies within the Local Authority to reduce the risk of harm to pupils and to improve their attendance.

The successful applicant will take a supportive role within safeguarding processes at the school and a lead role in implementing the attendance procedures.

• Improve levels of attendance for all pupils

• Reduce student absence and to engage with families to support them to ensure they fulfil their legal responsibilities

• Promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture at the school

• Play a vital role in the safeguarding of all pupils

• Act as Designated Senior Person for the school, attending multi-agency meetings as required

• To work with vulnerable children

• We warmly welcome applications from those who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and thrives on challenging themselves and others to keep on improving. Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking  

You will:

• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and protocols

• Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and legislation in relation to education and child welfare/protection

• An understanding of inclusion within formal/informal settings

• Be able to identify barriers to learning for individual children and provide them with a range of strategies for overcoming these barrier

• Work effectively with a range of partners including class teachers, SENCOs and senior leaders in order to address the needs of individual children

• Be aware and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person

In return we offer:

• A collaborative and supportive team of talented professionals.

• A commitment to professional development opportunities in order to enhance your ability to develop and improve provision.

• The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children.

• Motivated, friendly and hardworking children.

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven 

• towards continuously raising standards.

• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• Calm and purposeful learning environments

• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community 

• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Closing date: Monday 9th June 12 noon

Interviews: Monday 16th June