Attendance OfficerJob Description
Job Title: AttendanceOfficer
Grade: 4
Role purpose: Toprovideaspecialistservicetohelptheschooltoraiseachievementbyimprovingschoolattendanceandpunctualityandtomeetourattendancetargets.
Thepromotionofpositiveattitudesbypupilsandtheirfamiliestowardseducationandensuringthatparentsaremadefullyawareoftheirstatutoryresponsibilities,particularlywherethereispersistentabsence.Makeunsupervisedhomevisitsandattendsmeetingbothatschoolandoffsite.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Pupil Attendance1. Toadvisetheschoolonstrategiestopromotetheregularandpunctualattendanceofallpupilsandassistwiththe
implementationofagreedstrategies.2. Updateschoolrecords,analyseattendancedataandprovidereportstoseniormanagersandotherprofessionals.
Disseminateinformation,bothinternallyandexternally,inatimelyfashion.3. Meetwithschoolstaff,pupilsandparentstoestablishthereasonsfornonattendance/poorpunctualityandagreeaplan
withappropriatestrategiesandtimescalestotackletheissues.4. Makecontactwiththefamiliesinresponsetoallocatedreferralsthroughhomevisitsand/ormeetingsinschool.5. LiaisewiththeEducationWelfareOfficer.Preparetheappropriatepaperworkandpresentinformationasrequiredto
enabletheschooltomeetitsobligationsandstatutoryresponsibilities.Thiswillincluderequestingpenaltyfinenotices,and,ifappropriate,thecompletionofCommonAssessmentForm(CAF)referrals.
6. BefullyawareofandcarryoutallworkinlinewithChildProtection/SafeguardingProcedures.7. Liaiseandworkwithexternalorganisationsasrequired.8. Keepaccurate,clearandconciserecordsofallinterventionsandconsultationsandupdateinformationontheschool’s
attendancesystem.9. Manageyourownworkloadinlinewiththeschoolpriorities.10.Maintainagoodworkingknowledgeofthestatutoryframeworkandanypoliciesandproceduresrelatingtoschool
attendance,childemployment,childprotectionandspecialneedsetc.inordertobeabletoofferinformedadvicetoparents,schoolstaffandothers.
11. LiaisewithPastoralSupportandadviceonallmattersrelatingtoattendanceandwherenecessarytakealeadroleindevelopingworkprocessestoimproveschoolattendance.
12.Workoninitiativeswhichraisetheawarenessofthewholeschoolcommunityontheimportanceofgoodschoolattendance.
13.Co-ordinatetheworkofanycolleaguesthatmightassistwiththerunningofattendance.
Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL | Tel: 01473 210123 www.northgate.suffolk.sch.uk | E-mail: [email protected]
Health, Safety and Wellbeing1. Promoteandsafeguardthewelfareofchildrenthatyouareresponsiblefororcomeintocontactwith.2. Complywithandensurethatschoolpolicies,proceduresandriskassessments,forexample,LoneWorking,Safeguarding,
DataProtectionande-safetyarefollowed3. Confidentialitymustbeobservedatalltimes.
MiscellaneousThepostholderwillbeexpectedtohaveagoodknowledgeoftheschool’spoliciesandprocedures,andtaketheinitiative.
ThisJobDescriptionsetsoutthemaindutiesassociatedwiththestatedpurposeofthepost.Itisassumedthatotherdutiesofasimilarlevel/natureundertakenwithinthesectionarenotexcludedbecausetheyarenotitemized.
Thedutiesofthispostcouldvaryfromtimetotimeasaresultofnewlegislation;changesintechnologyorpolicyandinthatcaseappropriatetrainingmaybegiventoenablethepostholdertoundertakethisnew/variedwork.
Thispostisfor37hoursaweek39weeksayear.Thisistermtimeplusstafftrainingdays.Thepostholderwillbeexpectedtoattendmeetingsormakehomevisitsinoroutsideofthenormalschooldaysoflexibilityaboutthetimingofworkinghoursisanessentialrequirementofthisrole.
