Attendance Officer – Stone

Zest Education; Stone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Zest Education is seeking an Attendance Officer for a secondary school in Stone to monitor and improve student attendance, identify patterns of absence, and engage with students, parents and staff to promote regular attendance. This temporary full-time role starts ASAP and requires safeguarding compliance.

Applicants should have recent school-based experience and be comfortable working with parents, students and staff, with an enhanced DBS and DBS Update Service.

Qualifications

• Recent school-based attendance experience (within last 5 years).
• Enhanced DBS and Update Service registration.
• Safeguarding checks and references available.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily attendance records
• Investigate and follow up on unexplained absences
• Communicate with parents, students, and staff regarding attendance matters
• Implement strategies to improve overall attendance rates
• Maintain accurate attendance records

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Attendance policies

Job description

Attendance Officer - Stone

We are looking for a dedicated Attendance Officer to join the team at a Secondary School in Stone. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and improving student attendance, identifying patterns of absence, and working with students, parents, and staff to promote regular attendance. This is a temporary full-time role to start ASAP.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor daily attendance records
• Investigate and follow up on unexplained absences
• Communicate with parents, students, and staff regarding attendance matters
• Implement strategies to improve overall attendance rates
• Maintain accurate attendance records

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a similar role preferred
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively with students, parents, and staff
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of relevant policies and procedures related to school attendance

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications.

The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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