Ysgol Friars are seeking to appoint at an Attendance Officer to help improve school attendance. The role supports the school by assisting with overseeing the accurate inputting of data to ensure attendance coding on SIMS is correct and meets all deadlines, deal with telephone calls regarding student absence together with the subsequent follow up. The successful candidate will need to have excellent interpersonal skills along with strong administration skills as the role consists of a variety of tasks related to the monitoring of attendance and punctuality using our computerised systems. You will need to be confident and effective at analysing data, updating our systems, and collating reports for our Senior Leadership Team, Pastoral Support Team and the Local Authority.Candidates should have excellent ICT, telephone, verbal, and written skills and have experience of working in a busy and demanding environment. You will need to enjoy working with young people, be flexible, have a positive approach and be able to manage your time to meet deadlines.As the Attendance Officer you will be required to work closely with a range of other agencies and services to ensure that vulnerable and at-risk children and young people access educational provision.Please refer to the candidate specification and job description for further information.The closing date for applications is 9:30am on Friday 29th November 2024.