HLTA Attendance - #2187937

Job title: Higher Level Teaching Assistant (Attendance)

Location: Mangotsfield School

Salary: PATH 7, £33,673 FTE, £16,438 prorated

Working hours: 21 per week

Contract type: Fixed term until 31/08/2027

Working weeks: term time only + INSET

About the Role

As the Attendance HLTA, you will work closely with the Attendance Team, Pastoral Leaders and Heads of Year to coordinate, plan and deliver targeted interventions that improve student attendance and engagement across the school. This is primarily an out-of-class role focused on running targeted small group and 1:1 support sessions to help students overcome barriers to attending school regularly and re-engage with their learning. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Work in close partnership with parents, carers, and external support agencies, providing regular updates on student progress and attendance improvement.
• Plan and deliver individual and small-group intervention sessions aimed at removing barriers to school attendance, boosting confidence and supporting emotional wellbeing.
• Use school attendance and behaviour data to identify target students, track attendance trends and monitor the overall impact of attendance support programmes.
• Maintain accurate attendance logs and databases, contribute to attendance action plans and reviews and assist with attendance-related administration and routine audits.
• Work in close partnership with parents, carers, and external support agencies, providing regular updates on student progress and attendance improvement.

About You

We are looking for a proactive, organised and compassionate professional who is dedicated to helping young people improve their attendance and overcome barriers to learning.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Experience working with young people in an educational or pastoral setting, with a strong understanding of attendance barriers and student engagement.
• A good standard of education, including GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent).
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to confidently engage secondary students, work collaboratively with parents/carers and liaise with external support services.
• The ability to plan effective attendance interventions and use attendance data to measure and demonstrate student progress.
• Desirable: Recent training in attendance support strategies, family engagement, or evidence-based emotional wellbeing interventions, alongside experience with attendance tracking systems.

About us

Mangotsfield School has a strong ethos built on our four values. In all aspects of school life we encourage students to love learning, embrace challenges, give and earn respect and grow our community. Our classrooms, our corridors and our systems are built on these values: this supports our culture where we can meet individual needs and close the gaps for our students.

Mangotsfield School is a local secondary school firmly rooted in, and proudly working within, the community which it serves. The school is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings on the north-eastern outskirts of Bristol. Mangotsfield School benefits from being part of a wider trust and partners with Downend School to deliver 16-19 opportunities for all students.

We can offer you:

• Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high-quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values-driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death-in-service cover
• Access to Health Shield, a fully funded healthcare scheme
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family-friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please fully complete an application form via Eteach by 9am, 13th November. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.

Further details and additional information about our trust may be viewed on our website.

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child

Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.