Attendance Officer 

Salary:  Scale 7, Point 19 - 24 plus £729 fringe allowance

• Full-time equivalent: £32, 061- £35, 412 plus fringe allowance.
• Pro-rata’d salary: £27, 356 - £30, 152 including fringe allowance.

Working Hours:  37

Working Weeks: 38 (term-time only)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to: Assistant Headteacher for behaviour and standards SLT

Liaison with: Parents, Students, Progress Team, Main Office

Overall Purpose of Post

To operationally and strategically lead attendance improvement in the school 

Main purpose

•        Line management of the Clerical Assistant to Attendance Assist administration of and processing of testing and access arrangements for examinations
•        Collate absence Communications and manage discrepancies via communication with year teams
•        To meet with Heads of Year fortnightly to analyse and discuss attendance data for the year group and driving specific interventions and strategies to improve attendance
•        To work with year teams to initiate bespoke strategies to improve the attendance of vulnerable groups
•        To meet with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to discuss the strategical actions related to attendance for vulnerable groups, specifically LAC, PLAC, students open to social care 
•        To meet with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to discuss the strategical actions relating to attendance for vulnerable groups
•        Managing student attendance data, providing fortnightly updates including an overview of:
•        Whole school absence and data from years 7-13 weekly
•        Absence rates for years 7-11 weekly  
•        Weekly persistent absence rates
•        Pupil premium absence rates 

•        Administering students’ lates and coordinating students signing in and out during the school day
•        To provide form tutors with the average total percentage rates of their tutor groups weekly, and the form’s position within the year team
•        Ensure coding related to student absence is in line with school policies
•        Challenge student absence by unauthorising absences which fall outside of accepted reasons outline in the school’s attendance policy
•        To provide termly data to the Assistant Headteacher for Governors reports 
•        To administer leave of absence requests
•        To administer admissions and deletions from the school roll for Essex County Council 
•        To administer fire drill registers 
•        To lead and minute school based meetings with families who have barriers to attendance
•        To work in conjunction with Essex County Council to administer due processes, including fixed penalty notices for students whose attendance does not meet expected standard

Please Note - Applications will be assessed upon receipt and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Early applications are therefore strongly advised. References will be requested prior to interview.