Attendance Officer

Cirencester College; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK educational institution is seeking enthusiastic Attendance Officers to support learners in achieving academic success by monitoring attendance and addressing issues. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a good standard of education, including GCSEs in English and Maths. The role includes liaising with parents and external support services. Benefits include a pension scheme, generous holidays, and on-site facilities.

Benefits

LGPS defined benefit pension

Generous holidays

Sick pay scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site car parking

On-site fitness suite

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Good level of general education required.
• Positive interest in working with young people.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and encourage students to achieve full attendance.
• Contact parents and students to address attendance issues.
• Make external referrals to support student attendance.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Record keeping

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

GCSE English and Maths Grade 4/C

Tools

Teams

Outlook

Job description

Cirencester College is looking to recruit a number of enthusiastic Attendance Officers to join our friendly, supportive team. Attendance is the key factor in academic success and as a member of the support staff, you would play a pivotal role in supporting our learners to achieve during their academic studies by monitoring and encouraging full attendance.

The ideal candidate will be flexible, reliable, have great communication skills and excellent team working skills. You will be contacting parents, carers, external and students, to identify any issues affecting attendance and making internal and external referrals to help overcome those issues.

• Has a good level of general education, including GCSE English and Maths Grade 4 / C orli>
• Has a positive interest in working with young people and is a confident communicator.
• Has the ability to work calmly.
• Is efficient at record keeping.
• Efficient user of computer systems, including Teams and Outlook.
• Benefits include: LGPS defined benefit pension scheme - 20.6%+ college pension contribution, reviewed annually (including life assurance), generous holidays, sick pay scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, free on-site car parking, on-site fitness suite, Refectory and Cycle to Work Scheme.

Cirencester College may carry out online searches during the recruitment process on shortlisted candidates, as part of due diligence checks.