Attendance Officer - Yeronga State High School

Queensland Department of Education; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Department of Education – Yeronga State High School in Brisbane is seeking an Attendance Officer to support students and staff.

You will monitor student attendance, generate absence reports for senior leaders, and liaise with parents/carers to verify absences, while providing high-level administrative support to the school.

Qualifications

• Role requires ability to monitor attendance and communicate with parents.
• Strong administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Be a key member of staff, ensuring a welcoming and supportive environment for the students.
• Monitor student attendance, producing absence reports for senior leaders, and liaising with parents/carers to verify student absences.
• Provide a high level of administrative support to the school.

Job description

Queensland Department of Education - Yeronga QLD

Our school's vision is 'Quality Pathways to Success'. This vision is simple yet powerful and is predicated on high standards, solid foundations, innovative practices, strong traditions and the agreed values of: Quality, Harmony, and Sustainability.

Yeronga State High School provides opportunities for all students, irrespective of background and ability to access a broad range of knowledge skills and competencies. Yeronga provides learning pathways to a socially, economically and environmentally balanced future. These are accompanied by the promotion of values and attitudes that enable the student to become more resilient, ready to engage in a range of post-secondary schooling options both within Australia and overseas.

Our students will have the power and are provided with the capability and skills to change our world to be a better place, through tolerance of diversity and inclusive culture. We enable students to work with other people to promote understanding to breaking down barriers and work harmoniously together as promote active and informed global citizenship.

About the Role:

As the Attendance Officer, you will:

• Be a key member of staff, ensuring a welcoming and supportive environment for the students.
• You will monitor student attendance, producing absence reports for senior leaders, and liaising with parents/carers to verify student absences.
• You will contribute to effective and efficient operations by providing a high level of administrative support to the school.

The Attendance Officer will report to the Head of Department, Business Manager, Principal or nominated delegate.

Please refer to the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Contact Name: Brock GERMAIN, Head of Department (07) 32491***