Student Attendance & Engagement Coordinator

Queensland Government; Logan City; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Shailer Park State High School in Queensland is seeking an administrative professional to support attendance monitoring and essential school operations. You will track daily attendance, follow up absences, and prepare reports for senior leaders and the Principal and Business Manager.

Prepare records in OneSchool and Excel, communicate with families, and assist with wellbeing referrals while providing reliable front-line administration and support to the school community.

Qualifications

• Experience in educational administration or school front-line support.
• Ability to prepare attendance reports and manage absences.
• Strong communication with parents and carers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily attendance, follow up absences and contact parents/carers.
• Prepare daily attendance reports and update records in OneSchool and Excel.
• Monitor chronic absenteeism, identify barriers and support early intervention.
• Liaise with teachers, families and student support staff to improve attendance.
• Maintain accurate and confidential student attendance information.
• Refer students experiencing attendance or wellbeing concerns to appropriate support services.
• Develop and support strategies to encourage regular school attendance.
• Provide general administration support, including student counter duties, timetable changes and first aid.
• Refer to the role description for a full list of responsibilities.

Skills

Attendance monitoring

Report generation

Communication with parents

Microsoft Excel

OneSchool

Tools

OneSchool

Excel

Job description

Shailer Park State High School in Queensland is seeking an administrative professional to support attendance monitoring and essential school operations. You will track daily attendance, follow up absences, and prepare reports for senior leaders and the Principal and Business Manager.

Prepare records in OneSchool and Excel, communicate with families, and assist with wellbeing referrals while providing reliable front-line administration and support to the school community.