Pupil Attendance & Engagement Officer

Sefton Council; Sefton; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an Attendance Officer for Pinefield Centre to work Monday to Friday term time (8:30am–4:00pm). The role supports reducing unauthorised absence, raising attendance levels and working with pupils and families to promote regular attendance.

You will undertake daily first day responses, keep concise records, use IT systems to produce reports, and collaborate with schools, CAMHS, Health partners and Social Care while safeguarding children and following

Responsibilities

• Completion of termly register reviews
• To work on strategies to promote the regular attendance and punctuality of pupils across Pinefield
• To assist with the identification of pupils who will receive support in improving their attendance record.
• To undertake daily ‘first day response’ within the service and report to pupil’s home schools.
• To make unsupervised contact with families in response to allocated referrals i.e. home visits and /or meetings in school or at Pinefield
• To establish the reason for non- attendance, make assessments and agree a plan of action for facilitating a return to Pinefield using appropriate strategies within specified timescales.
• To be fully aware of, and carry out all work, in line with Child Protection Procedures.
• To keep clear and concise records of all home visits, discussions/conversations, plans and time frames
• To use IT systems to produce reports, often to tight timescales, using word processing and record information including statistical data.
• To manage and prioritise your own workload in line with service priorities.
• To acquire and maintain a working knowledge of the statutory framework relating to school attendance, child employment, child protection and special needs in order to be able to offer informed advice to parents/carers, and all stakeholders.

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an Attendance Officer for Pinefield Centre to work Monday to Friday term time (8:30am–4:00pm). The role supports reducing unauthorised absence, raising attendance levels and working with pupils and families to promote regular attendance.

You will undertake daily first day responses, keep concise records, use IT systems to produce reports, and collaborate with schools, CAMHS, Health partners and Social Care while safeguarding children and following