Gloucestershires largest comprehensive school with over 200 staff and approximately 1,800 students is seeking an Attendance Administrator to promote attendance and punctuality and reduce levels of absence. You will be working 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year (term time plus 1 week), Monday-Thursday, 08:00-16:00 and Friday, 08:00-15:30. As Attendance Administrator your responsibilities will include: Following and applying the school policy Supporting the work of the Pastoral team to improve the attendance of students Working collaboratively with the Pastoral team to reduce lateness to school Working with parents/carers in improving their childs record Monitoring and logging school communication related to student absence Analysing and Interpreting information relating to patterns and identifying key areas for pastoral intervention Supporting the colleagues to write and send communications home related to student attendance and punctuality To assist and check records prior to the census to ensure that school attendance is accurate and up to date Monitoring attendance of vulnerable groups and liaise with SEND/Pastoral team Having an overview of the daily registers ensuring that they are completed, and no missing marks or unexplained absences remain Maintaining punctuality records and liaise with the Pastoral team regarding necessary interventions Preparing the school fire registers each morning to be used in emergency evacuations Acting as a Fire Marshall when the school has an emergency evacuation to ensure that Pastoral and other leaders are provided with registers to check and reconcile Maintaining the signing in/out student logs at student reception Overseeing the coding of students who may be absent from school for approved off site activities We are looking for an Attendance Administrator with the following: GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths Understanding or the willingness to learn about school attendance including relevant legislation Competent user of Microsoft Office packages including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Sufficiently confident to work with parents and students Strong written communication skills Empathy and the ability to relate to young people and their parents/carers Resilient and able to accept constructive feedback to further improve performance Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy Willingness to take on new challenges, demonstrating innovation, curiosity, and initiative Whats in it for you? Attractive salary and pension. Generous annual leave entitlement. Free one-to-one wellbeing support. Family friendly policies. Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage. Free access to the schools Gym. Cycle to work scheme. Discounted gift cards via Voucher Store. Techscheme save money on the latest tech from Apple and Currys PC World. A comprehensive range of staff social events throughout the year. Our dining centre and Pit Stop Cafe are open between 8:00am and 1:30pm every day. Support to complete further academic study and professional qualifications. A wide range of statutory benefits including sick pay, maternity, parental, and adoption leave Enhanced Paternity Leave Policy You will be joining a school who are purposeful, curious, proud, and supportive. If this sounds like the Attendance Administrators role for you, click apply now. Close date Friday 7th February 09:00 Candidate Source Ltd is an advertising agency. Once you have submitted your application it will be passed to the third party Recruiter who is responsible for processing your application. This will include holding and sharing your personal data, our legal basis for this is legitimate interest subject to your declared interest in a job. Our privacy policy can be found on our website and we can be contacted to confirm who your application has been forwarded to. ADZN1_UKTJ