Attendance officer

Smile Education are recruiting for a school experienced Attendance Officer to start immediately for a school in Central Coventry.

This role will be full time Monday – Friday 08.00-16.00

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitoring whole school attendance, persistent absence and punctuality
• Ongoing monitoring of attendance for students
• Identify students who require support with their attendance.
• Liaise with Senior Leadership Team, Heads of House and Tutors, SENCo, inclusion team and other relevant staff regarding students who are of concern.
• Raise attendance issues with parents.
• Meet with both students and parents to support them to improve attendance.
• Meet with Education Welfare Officer on a weekly basis.
• Refer students who are not meeting attendance targets.

What to expect from applicants?

We would like applicants to have prior experience working in an attendance-based role within education. Experience in using SIMS/CMIS/BROMCOM/ARBOR is essential.

To be successful in your application, you should have experience in one or more of the following:

• Experience in school attendance.
• Prior experience in using SIMS or CMIS/BROMCOM/ARBOR
• Strong administrative skills
• Excellent levels of communication.

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.