Attendance Officer

Wallingfordschool; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Wallingford School in England is seeking an Attendance Officer to promote high levels of attendance and punctuality among students, while maintaining records both manually and electronically. You will liaise with students, parents and staff to support punctuality and attendance targets.

The role includes compiling attendance statistics for the school, Trust, LA and DfE, and initiating appropriate sanctions in collaboration with colleagues and other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Promote high levels of attendance and punctuality among students.
• Maintain manual and electronic attendance records.
• Liaise with students, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals regarding attendance and punctuality.

Job description

Salary: Grade 7, Point 13-17, £27,182-£29,014 per annum, depending on experience

Required for: ASAP

Closing date for applications: Monday 21st September at 10am – we reserve the right to close the applications early should we receive a high number of applications.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team at Wallingford School. The Attendance Officer is responsible for assisting in promoting high levels of attendance and punctuality by students and to maintain records, both manual and electronic, relating to these areas.

You will be expected to liaise with students, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals in relation to student attendance and punctuality. The successful candidate will also be responsible for completing and providing information and statistics regarding student attendance and punctuality as required by the school, Trust, local authority (LA) and DfE and initiating appropriate sanctions in liaison with relevant colleagues and other professionals.

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.

Grade 7, Point 13-17, £27,182-£29,014 per annum depending on experience - Annual salary will be payable in twelve equal instalments (monthly)