A welcoming primary school are looking for an enthusiastic Attendance to join their team on a full-time ongoing basis. The successful applicant will be joining the team as soon as possible. This is a full-time role that is offering a permanent vacancy for the right person. The Attendance Officer will work alongside key school staff, pupils and parents to Lead, monitor and report on pupil attendance Work with families, forming strong relationships to promote high levels of attendance Promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture to reduce levels of absence Duties and Responsibilities To work closely with parents/carers, pupils and staff to improve levels of attendance To maintain, review and develop records of attendance on SIMS and use this data to identify and manage pupils/families with poor attendance/punctuality. To collate information with regard to the attendance of pupils who may be experiencing attendance difficulties in order to inform the school, governors, parents/carers and external agencies including preparation of paperwork for court cases. Duties: To complete all registers daily ensuring they are completed and no missing marks or unexplained absences remain Monitoring late attendance To work with pupils to improve levels of attendance To work with parents/carers and other agencies in improving their child’s attendance record and coordinating parental support and training where appropriate To undertake home visits as designated by the school To interpret information relating to attendance patterns and identify key areas of concern To assist with the identification of pupils who will receive support in improving their attendance record To check and remind staff to complete registers when necessary To ensure all unexplained absences are accounted for or send letters requesting an explanation To assist and check records prior to the Census to ensure school attendance is accurate and up to date To monitor the attendance of vulnerable groups of pupils and liaise with SLT To produce termly reports for Governors and senior staff in school To liaise with external agencies to exchange information and determine appropriate levels of intervention To liaise with the safeguarding team regarding child protection issues To input timely information i.e. exams, trips, sporting events, medical appointments, absence reports etc. and to keep teaching staff updated To check accuracy and correct coding on registers before printing off official registers and filing away on a termly basis To print off official registers daily and explained absences to ensure they are at hand in the event of a fire To follow the school’s attendance policy and send out letters as required To provide updates for staff on pupil attendance To collate, maintain and update attendance data To work alongside relevant staff including teachers, senior leaders and support staff to improve attendance Safeguarding children and young people is at the heart of what we do and we undertake checks on all the candidates we work with. As such, all post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If you do not have a subscription to the DBS Update Service, you may be required to complete a new DBS application as part of the registration process. We offer all our registered candidates free safeguarding and prevent duty training