Key Role Information

Salary
£30,246-£31,940
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
18/12/2025 12:00
Interview
TBC
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Support Staff | SO1.23 - SO1.25
Department
Pastoral & Behaviour
Key stage
Key Stage 3
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
45.800
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Fairfax is an academy with traditional values, and an ethos built around hard work, high expectations and opportunity. Our aim is to ensure that our students leave the Academy prepared to succeed in the next stages of their careers, education and training.


We believe that every child should leave school proud of the young adult they have become, and that every youngster attending our Trust deserves the opportunity to thrive in an atmosphere where high expectation meet endless possibilities. We are looking for an Attendance Manager at Fairfax school to:


  1. To be responsible to the Vice / Assistant Principal for leading the work of the academy attendance team.
  2. To improve attendance by building solid links between families and the Academy to ensure parents are empowered to ensure their child attend school consistently.
  3. To lead attendance and act as a Family Liaison/ Support worker



In return we will offer you:

  • Bespoke Continual Professional Development (in the academy and online via the National College)
  • Perkbox example benefits;
  • Discounts at nationwide retailers
  • Gym discount
  • Cinema discounts
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Up to 4 structured counselling sessions per year
  • A MAT wide focus on staff well-being


This is an exciting time to join us, and a great opportunity to be involved in the next stage of development of this strong team. 


Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of[1]offenders-act-1974



Benefits

Perkbox Wellbeing
A variety of wellness content to proactively support your health and wellbeing
Perkbox
Discounts on a variety of online and high street stores, supermarkets and more
salary sacrifice
cycle to work
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalentessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Awareness of child protection/safeguarding with up to date training (or willingness to undertake training)essential

Experience

Experience of working in an educational environment

Experience/Knowledge

Knowledge of Attendance Systemsessential
Knowledge of school standards and procedures or willingness to train

Leadership

Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential

Personal Attributes

Commitment to Trust aim and valuesessential
Committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)essential
Promotes a culture of Safeguardingessential
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, parents and students essential
Ability to work effectively within a team environmentessential
Ability to work effectively within a team environmentessential

Relevant Experience

Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential student informationessential
Experience of working in a teamessential
Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential student informationessential

Relevant Skills

Ability to act on own initiative dealing with any unexpected problems that may ariseessential
Ability to produce reports in appropriate formats essential

Fairfax Academy

Rachel Kearney

r.kearney@fairfax.fmat.co.uk

Fairfax School
Fairfax Road
Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
B75 7JT

Safeguarding Information

Fairfax Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.


Following the update of KCSIE 2023 Fairfax Multi Academy Trust will now carry out online checks of all appointments.


Fairfax Multi Academy Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.