Attendance & Student Support Officer

Philosophy Education LTD.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Philosophy Education LTD. in Islington seeks an Attendance and Support Officer to join a specialist arts sixth form. The role is full-time, term-time plus 10 days, with an ASAP start and permanent contract. Based in the school office, you will monitor attendance, report data, and support safeguarding.

You will manage attendance systems, follow up absences, analyse patterns, and lead attendance meetings with students and families, building positive relationships and supporting transitions.

Qualifications

• Must have school office experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance and report data.
• Follow up on pupil absences and lateness daily.
• Check accuracy and coding on registers per policy.
• Analyse attendance data to identify patterns.
• Produce attendance reports for leaders and SLT.
• Lead attendance meetings with students and families.
• Make home/community visits where appropriate.
• Develop and implement individual attendance improvement plans.

Skills

School office experience

Job description

Attendance and support officer

Full-time

Term time plus 10 days

Asap start

Permanent contract

Must have school office experienceA lovely, well-organised specialist arts school located in the borough of Islington is looking for an experienced school attendance Manager, general office duties and safeguarding.

Job role

In this role you will be based in the school office and be required to undertake the monitoring of attendance and report the data on this.

As the school Attendance and student officer your role will include:

• Manage the school’s attendance monitoring systems, ensuring registers are processed and any absence or lateness is identified accurately and promptly.


• Follow up on pupils’ absences and lateness by email/ Arbor/ Telephone or other means on a daily basis.


• Ensure all unexplained absences are counted for and seek the reason for the absence.


• Check the timely completion, accuracy and correct coding on registers in line with coding policy.


• Analyse attendance data regularly to identify patterns and students of concern.


• Produce regular attendance reports for AP for learning and curriculum and SLT


• Manage the first day absence process


• Build positive professional relationships with students whose attendance is causing concern.


• Lead attendance meetings with students and families


• Make home/community visits to students and parents/carers where appropriate


• Develop and implement individual attendance improvement plans


• Support Heads of Year and tutors to use attendance data


• Support transition points and new arrivals.


• Liaise with external agencies where attendance involves complex welfare or safeguarding concerns

School

This lovely well-organised sixth form dedicated to the film and performing arts industry. The school is easily accessible via public transport being in the borough of Islington There is a supportive and experienced leadership in team at place in the school and there is a good staff team in place who work collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes for pupils.