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Knowsley School Attendance Service is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed School Attendance Support Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated; successful and growing School Attendance Service Team and to assist in the delivery of Knowsley’s Attendance Strategy.

The duties of the post will include providing support for schools, young people and their families. By delivering early intervention and effective strategies, to identified pupils whose attendance is becoming a cause for concern, the aim is to ensure a quick ‘turn around’ and achieve improved and sustained school attendance.

We are looking for candidates with a commitment to education; experience of working with children, young people and families. You will also require knowledge of current legislation and local, policies and procedures in relation to school attendance and Child Protection.

To work within the School Attendance Service with the administration of Penalty Notice, involving speaking to parents and schools,

In return, you will be part of a hardworking, well-managed and supportive team. The importance of personal development will be delivered through regular supervision and team meetings

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Phil McCalliog at phil.mccalliog@knowsley.gov.uk

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.