Temporary School Admin and Attendance Officer

The role is a long-term contract with the possibility of a permanent role after a successful 12 weeks.

Client Details

A SEN school in west drayton.

Description

* Ensure daily attendance registers are accurate and complete, and follow up with staff members about any incomplete data

* Follow up on any unexplained absences with parents/carers, escalating issues as appropriate in line with school procedures Initiate and oversee the administration of absence procedures, for example letters home, attendance clinics and engagement with local authorities/other external agencies and partners

* Manage attendance returns for the school census

* Manage the process of issuing penalty notices to parents

* Maintain accurate records of communications with parents/carers and relevant interventions

* Build and refresh knowledge of the school's MIS and other relevant systems

* Produce and interpret attendance reports for school leaders, identifying key statistics, reason for absence and any patterns of concern

* Track attendance of vulnerable groups of pupils and share information with school leaders

* Identify pupils that need additional support to improve their attendance

* Work with school leaders to identify appropriate interventions to improve attendance for particular groups or individual pupils

* Lead daily or weekly check-ins to review progress and the impact of support/interventions

* Work with school leaders to develop and revise the school's attendance policy

* Implement children missing education (CME) procedures when appropriate

* Provide regular reports to attendance organisations to raise awareness of emerging at-risk pupils

Profile

Enhanced child and adult DBS
Excellent written and spoken English
School office experience
Arbor MIS experience
Attendance experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Data and excel experience
Reliable
Flexible
Can do attitude and goes above and beyond to get the job done
Team player
Customer service
Confident in liaising with parents and external providers
Clean driving licence and own car
Can do home visits to vulnerable parents and students
Resilient
Empathic and emotionally intelligent
Confident to work in a SEN school with students with challenging behaviourJob Offer

Potential perm after 12 weeks

Immeidate start

Rewarding role