Attendance Lead

Woolmer Hill School; Woolmer Hill; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Woolmer Hill is seeking a dedicated Attendance Officer to enhance student attendance and engagement. You'll work closely with senior staff and the Surrey Inclusion Officer, leading strategies aimed at reducing absence and enhancing student wellbeing. This position is term time only, demanding 34.17 hours per week. If you possess excellent communication skills, adaptability, and experience working with young people, apply to be part of our dynamic team committed to student success and pride in achievement.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people is ideal.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• High level of confidentiality required.

Responsibilities

• Collect and monitor data regarding attendance.
• Support strategies to improve attendance levels.
• Liaise with parents and external agencies.

Skills

Resilient communication

High expectations

Ability to work under pressure

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Good level of education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Arbor (MIS system)

Job description

The role involves collecting, recording, monitoring and reporting on data regarding attendance and punctuality. You will be supporting the school to improve attendance levels and reduce persistent absence. Working alongside senior school staff and the Surrey Inclusion Officer you will have a key role in leading on strategies to improve attendance. You will also line manage our part-time Attendance Administrator. The role will involve working closely with the Heads of Year who work to support students with their academic progress, their behaviour for learning, and their pastoral support and wellbeing. The role will also involve liaising with other staff, parents and external agencies. You will also hold meetings with parents when you have identified that attendance is a cause for concern. We are looking for someone who will be available for 34.17 hours over 5 days per week, term time only (39 weeks) (8:30am to 4:00pm with a 40-minute unpaid lunch break).

Essential Skills and Experience

• a resilient and highly skilled communicator
• a practitioner who has the highest expectations of themselves and others
• energy and drive
• ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Candidates should ideally have experience of working with young people, have excellent communication skills and a good level of education. The ability to build good relationships with students and their parents is essential. A high level of confidentiality will also apply to this role.

Additional Qualities

• Care deeply and have high ambitions for every one of our students
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Ideally have some experience of working with young people in a school or other setting
• Be organised, efficient and competent with Microsoft Office packages and quick to learn new software (e.g. Arbor, our MIS system).

This post holder will join a team of five Heads of Year along with our wider Student Support Team which includes the Welfare Team and Learning Support team. We have an excellent team of associate staff and teachers across the school and our students are a delight to work with. As part of a multi academy trust there are many opportunities for collaboration and sharing of good practice across the member schools, with regular WMAT meetings for the schools' attendance teams. We are looking for a candidate with the skills and experience to make a real difference. We are looking for someone who will be a team player in our high-achieving school where we challenge all students and staff to be the best they can be. We are an oversubscribed and friendly school with big ambitions and our staff and students are "proud to belong … proud to achieve". Our school has undergone significant refurbishment over the last three years, including a state-of-the-art extension to our Drama studio and a new English block and library.