Attendance & Student Support Officer

JobsTrackR; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

JobsTrackR in London-Islington is seeking an Attendance and Support Officer to manage attendance monitoring, reporting and safeguarding within a busy school office. The role requires overseeing registers, following up on absences and ensuring timely coding and data accuracy.

The post involves leading attendance discussions with students and families, supporting transition points, and liaising with external agencies when welfare concerns arise.

Qualifications

• Experience with attendance monitoring systems and reporting.
• Ability to follow up on absences and lateness daily.
• Experience with safeguarding responsibilities in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage attendance monitoring systems and ensure registers are processed.
• Follow up on absences and lateness by email/phone daily.
• Ensure unexplained absences are noted and reasons sought.
• Check timely completion and correct coding on registers.
• Analyse attendance data to identify patterns and concerns.
• Produce regular attendance reports for SLT and curriculum leads.
• Lead attendance meetings with students and families.
• Make home/community visits where appropriate.
• Develop attendance improvement plans with Heads of Year and tutors.

Skills

Attendance monitoring

Data reporting

Parent communication

Safeguarding

Office administration

Education

School office experience

Tools

Arbor

Job description

• Attendance and support officer
• Full-time
• Term time plus 10 days
• Asap start
• Permanent contract
• Must have school office experience

A 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 The school are looking for an administrator who has:

The 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.