Attendance officer

Job description

ATTENDANCE OFFICERS - WE NEED YOU

Are you interested in Attendance officer roles in the East London area? Morgan Hunt are pleased to announce that we are working with a fantastic college in East London. Together we are seeking to appoint an Attendance officer - apply today!

Job Title: Attendance officer

Job Type: Temporary

Location: East London

Hours: 35 hours per week

Payrate: £15 - £17

Job Summary

Work as an integral part of the Student Support Services team to contribute to the College's overall achievement of excellent student punctuality and attendance and Safeguarding of all students and apprentices.

Main Activities

• Administer a daily attendance and punctuality check each morning and contact home by phone/text if students are not in College.

• Administer more regular attendance and punctuality checks for groups of identified vulnerable learners including but not limited to Looked after Children, Care.

• Leavers, those attending Specialist Provisions and those subject to Child in Need and/or Child Protection Plans.

• Access, read and analyse absence data throughout the working day to establish patterns that might need to be followed up from a safeguarding perspective and refer as appropriate.

• Identify students where appropriate action regarding attendance needs to be taken and advise to the appropriate staff.

• Telephone students or their parents/guardians, and report accurately on absence or absence patterns and record or input responses obtained.

• Relay those responses to relevant curriculum and support staff.

• Keep systematic and live record of all calls made and letters, emails or SMS messages sent using the relevant college information systems.

• Ensure that all key staff are kept updated on student absence.

• Make direct contact with students via MS Teams when deemed necessary to ascertain reason for absence.

• Liaise and refer students to Student Support Teams for specialist support and guidance as appropriate.

• Develop excellent working partnerships with students and parents / carers to promote the importance of good attendance and punctuality.

• Meet weekly with the HoS/Curriculum Manager to discuss students whose attendance is causing concern and to assess intervention strategies.

• Check that staff are completing registers correctly.

• Produce a weekly summary of attendance data for SLT and communicate to staff.

• Produce attendance and punctuality data for meetings of the Governing Body or to be published in the Governors' Annual Report to parents/carers Administer all the necessary IT administration, maintenance, and report generation.

• To maintain and develop own knowledge, skills, and experience through formal training, staff development activities and networking including with referral agencies.

• To adhere to College equal opportunities policies, procedures and practices.

• To take all necessary steps to ensure the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults.

JOB TITLE: ATTENDANCE OFFICER

If you are interested in working as an Attendance officer in the East London area, please apply to this advert with a CV today and a consultant will contact you!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.