Attendance Officer

King's Academy Bay House; Newsham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s Academy Bay House School is seeking a dedicated Attendance Officer to join its experienced Attendance Team. You will support recording and reporting pupil attendance, implementing strategies to overcome barriers to good attendance and engage with parents to improve outcomes.

Working closely with the Deputy Headteacher, Pastoral and Safeguarding Teams, you will drive improved attendance for EBSA students and persistent absentees, while ensuring deadlines are met and MIS systems are used

Qualifications

• Extremely well organised with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to think creatively to address attendance issues and barriers.
• Strong engagement with parents, carers, pupils and staff to improve attendance.
• Experience with school systems and attendance reporting is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the attendance team and support recording and reporting of pupil attendance and absence.
• Develop and apply strategies to overcome barriers to good attendance.
• Engage with parents/carers and pupils to address attendance issues.
• Work collaboratively with safeguarding and pastoral teams to drive improved attendance.

Skills

Organisation

Prioritisation

Creativity

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Arbor MIS

CPOMS

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to apply to join an existing, experienced Attendance Team at King’s Academy Bay House School. Our school is Ofsted-rated ‘Good’ in all areas and part of King’s Academy Trust, which won MAT of the Year in the National Schools Awards. Working closely with the AHT responsible for attendance, Deputy Headteacher, Pastoral and Safeguarding Teams, the team is responsible for ensuring that all requirements for recording and reporting pupil/student attendance and absence are met in an efficient and effective manner, whilst driving the achievement of excellent attendance.

You will employ a range of strategies to overcome barriers to good attendance and work closely with parents and carers, as well as effectively challenging pupils/students, staff, and parents on matters relating to attendance.

Ideally, you will have an understanding of school systems and issues affecting poor attendance at school. Experience of MIS (Arbor) and CPOMS would be beneficial. The successful candidate needs to be extremely well organised, have the ability to prioritise work, and ensure that strict deadlines are met. The ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a wider team is essential. Of most importance is the ability to think creatively to address attendance issues, implementing innovative and imaginative solutions to complex issues; for example, improving the attendance of EBSA students and persistent absentees (pupils whose absence is below 90%).

A full driving licence and car are essential requirements for this role.