A school in Abergavenny are looking for an experienced Attendance Officer to support their pupils heading into the new academic year.
Main Job Role
• To identify and implement intervention strategies to address and continually improve attendance and punctuality for targeted individuals.
• Maintain accurate manual and electronic records on behalf of the school.
Main Responsibilities and Duties
• Monitor accurate pupil attendance and lateness records on a daily basis. • Follow up on pupils absences and lateness by In-touch/telephone or other means, on a daily basis with guidance from relevant colleagues, making appropriate referrals.
• To check on late pupils.
• To ensure all unexplained absences are accounted for, seek the reason for absence via telephone or letter home if required.
• To check the accuracy and correct coding on registers.
• To follow Attendance policy and send out letters as required.
• Identify individuals and/or groups of pupils that require additional support to improve their levels of attendance and punctuality.
• Identify and implement intervention strategies to address poor attendance and celebrate excellent attendance. The post holder will have a range of interventions available with the discretion to adapt or amend them as appropriate.
• Making home visits to pupils and parents/carers as appropriate.
• Initiate and follow through appropriate sanctions in liaison with the relevant colleagues and other professionals including fines and court action.
• In liaison with relevant colleagues/school management, attend follow-up meetings and other relevant meetings with parents/carers and/or other professionals to provide relevant information, offer support and seek ways in which the school can help in improving individual attendance and punctuality.
• Liaise with outside agencies, parents/carers, social services, other schools and/or organisations in relation to information on pupil attendance and punctuality.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with all pupils, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals.
• Provide accurate and timely attendance and lateness reports to relevant colleagues, Heads of House and other professionals.
• Support the transition points and new arrivals.
• Supporting and checking on pupils who are out of school for any reason, for example, suspension or attending alternative provision.
• Report any welfare and/or child protection concerns as per school policies and procedures.
• Completion of accurate statistical returns regarding pupil attendance and punctuality as required by the school, local authority and DfE.
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