Attendance Officer

Grade: H5 / H6 depending on experience Scale point range: points 9 - 19 Salary range: £27,254 - £32,061 (FTE) Hours / weeks: 37 hours / week, term time only plus 5 INSET days & 1 week Contract type: Permanent Reports to: Assistant Headteacher – Pastoral Job Purpose: To monitor & report on whole-school attendance data, analysing data to identify key areas of concern; working closely with students, staff and parents / carers to reduce levels of absence and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue. To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Academy. Main Responsibilities: Administration Working with Student Services to 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 Academy 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 Build and refresh knowledge of the Academy’s MIS and other relevant systems. Establish and develop a professional service to support the Academy in raising attendance, investigating persistent absences and improving punctuality. Advise the Academy on strategies to promote the regular and punctual attendance of all students and assist with the implementation of the strategies. Meet with Academy staff, students and parents to identify individual problems and possible solutions. To initiate appropriate legal action with the Attendance Improvement Officer (AIO) to ensure the Academy is carrying out its statutory responsibility in respect of students. This will include preparing statements, attending and presenting evidence or request the issuing of penalty notice fines or other l