Attendance Officer required to join a highly successful, cohesive and friendly team at a fantastic Girls School in Barnet, North London. The School has a great reputation for staff well being and have a happy, driven and dynamic workforce.
Attendance Officer
November 2024 start
£22,196 - £28,659
Full time, permanent role
Outstanding School
Term time only (with additional weeks of work offered if interested)
Parking available on site
SIMS or BROMCOM experience desirable
The Role - Attendance Officer
As an Attendance Officer, you will provide a specialist service to help raise achievement by improving attendance and punctuality. The promotion of positive attitudes by pupils and their families towards education and ensuring that parents are made fully aware of their statutory responsibilities, particularly where there is persistent absence.
Key Responsibilities: Attendance Officer
To contact parents if an explanation for absence is not received
To notify the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) of any concerns regarding individual pupil attendance
To respond appropriately to pupil requests for leave during the school term
Ensure that prompt, consistent, and rigorous intervention with poor attendance is robust
Have responsibility for monitoring the attendance of most vulnerable students
Meet with school staff, pupils, and on occasion parents to establish the reasons for non-attendance/poor punctu...