Attendance Officer

Role: Attendance Officer

Start: ASAP

Location: Hackney

Do you have experience overseeing attendance at a school level?

Milk Education are working in partnership with a Secondary School based in Hackney who are looking for an Attendance Officer to join them as soon as possible. This role is likely to suit an individual looking to develop in a school environment with attendance related experience.

The working hours for this role will be 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week).

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

* Assisting in the management and development of attendance and punctuality policies
* Daily monitoring and follow-up of attendance and punctuality
* Participating on late desk and follow up detentions
* Contacting parents/carers of students absent at agreed time and recording reasons for absence if given
* Daily monitoring and early calls on the attendance of children in care or students on the vulnerable list
* Making home visits with the Academy welfare manager as required
* Sending letters to parents regarding attendance matters as requested by the Academy Welfare Manager
* Ensuring the smooth operation of the computerised registration system
* Ensuring daily attendance information is entered accurately onto the system
* Establishing the reason for absences including telephone calls, letters and home visits
* Preparing and distributing attendance and punctuality certificates
* Following up on poor attendance or punctuality
* Signing students in and out of the Academy outside normal start and finish times
* Liaising with the Educational Welfare Officer to ensure prompt, consistent and rigorous intervention with poor attendance
* Monitoring student attendance together with students' progress and performance in relation to targets set for each individual
* Dealing efficiently and effectively with referrals on attendance concerns
* Alerting appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and making recommendations as to how these may be resolved
* Communicating with the parents of students and with persons or bodies outside the School concerned with the welfare of individual students
* Meeting with LAC students weekly and pass on any relevant information regarding their welfare

If you would like to be considered for this Attendance Officer vacancy, please apply immediately, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview iwth the school business manager.

Applicants will be subject to variety of checks including: an enhanced DBS check, full references, including from your most recent employer and eligibility to work in the UK. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Your Application: To apply for this role, please call (phone number removed) or email at your earliest convenience or submit your application via the form below.

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