Attendance Officer
The Excelsior Academy
Hackney
- £34,899 - £35,682 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC PO1 34,899 - £35,682 pro-rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 6 September 2023
Job overview
Post: Attendance Officer
Remuneration: PO1 Point 30 - 31, £34,899 - £35,682 pro-rata (£39,615 - £40,503 full-time equivalent)
Status: Term Time, Permanent
Working hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Purpose of the Post:
- To raise attendance and punctuality across the school, to measure attendance and punctuality and to innovate strategies for improving attendance and punctuality.
- Ensure an efficient preparation and enrolment of the school’s new year 7 intake groups and mid term admissions.
- You will collaborate with the other members of the Administration Team to uphold the vision and ethos of the school at all times and provide excellent customer service to a range of stakeholders.
Main Duties and Responsibilities – Attendance Assistant
- Day-to-day management of registers
- Responsibility for the upkeep of attendance related trackers
- Creating reports on SIMS to track and monitor attendance
- To support with the issuing of fines/penalties to students with persistent absences/ G codes
- Responsibility for the implementation of school systems, procedures and policies in relation to attendance and punctuality. Develop and monitor the information system for the registration process and persistent absenteeism.
- Work to raise the profile of improved attendance and behaviour throughout the school
- Pick up messages from the absence line and act accordingly.
- Administer daily attendance and punctuality. Checking each morning and contacting home by phone/text if students are not in school.
- Contact parents in relation to attendance and truancy. Calling parents to discuss absence in a sensitive but firm manner and building positive relationships with parents and developing strategies to improve attendance. Working closely with the Pastoral teams and Family Support Worker to keep school absences to a minimum.
- To ensure registers are always taken, are accurate and maintained in a timely manner, working collaboratively with year teams and other colleagues to ensure that presence, lateness, unauthorised and authorised absence are recorded accurately and reliably in a manner that supports relevant school policies.
- To proactively seek ways to increase registration completion by staff, developing strategies and sharing them with Senior Leaders.
- Liaise with Senior Leaders, Heads of Learnings, Student Managers SENDCO, Student Welfare Manager and other relevant staff regarding students who are of concern.
- Produce attendance reports and follow up on unauthorised absences on a weekly basis.
- Print off hard copies of official registers on a daily basis to ensure they are on hand in the case of a fire / planned evacuation.
- The timely production of termly attendance and absence statistics, including making a significant contribution to government returns, including Census.
- Answer parent queries regarding their child’s attendance.
- Operate the system for communicating with parents about attendance.
If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding position, enriching the lives of the students who attend The Petchey Academy, then we are keen to hear from you.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to interview and appoint in advance of closing date. Apply now using the "Quick Apply" button.
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
The Petchey Academy is committed to promoting equality for all students and employees. Every individual will be treated with courtesy and respect, and his or her contribution to the learning process will be valued. All employees are expected to understand and promote equality and diversity in the course of their work.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
The Petchey Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
All successful applicants will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
A Section 128 check will be carried out on individuals applying for any role that retains or has been delegated any management responsibilities under the terms of a direction made by the Secretary of State for Education.
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About The Excelsior Academy
The Excelsior Academy is part of the Community Schools Trust. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.
We care about outcomes at The Excelsior Academy. We know good grades lift life chances and impact health, wealth and even mortality. We know that teachers have the greatest impact on pupil outcomes and so we take professional development seriously, whatever our role in the school. Whether we have taught for two months, two years, or twenty years, we believe in our capacity to always improve in the classroom.
Our CPD provision is comprehensive and fundamental to our commitment to improve. We are invested in our own and each others’ development and use principles of instructional coaching to provide feedback to each other. Our CPD involves deliberate practice, video models of excellent practice and lots of fun! The desire to improve a little bit everyday permeates the culture in our school.
Our approach to teaching is evidence informed. We avoid ‘discovery learning’ methods and instead, we teach explicitly. Our teachers are experts in the classroom and lead from the front. We focus on perfecting routines for behaviour, like entry into lessons and transitions between tasks so that we can maximise time spent on learning. We have excellent behaviour systems which mean teachers can focus on what we love doing most - teaching!
As well as excellent outcomes, we want our students to be well rounded individuals who will thrive beyond school years; that’s why we deliberately teach prosocial behaviours like making eye contact when greeted, listening attentively and showing gratitude. We know these skills will set all of our students up for life, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
When students fall behind, our teachers run interventions outside of their lessons. We provide an extra session after school for all year 11 students so their families don't have to worry about paying for a tutor. Teachers work hard at TEA. Our students deserve nothing less and we expect the highest of standards from them because we know they are capable of achieving them.
But we invest in working smart too: we have a 3 week Christmas holiday, no retrospective book marking, no student report writing and no formal lesson observations!
We recognise talent and impact at The Excelsior Academy. There are lots of opportunities for promotions within the school and Community Schools Trust. Our staff body at all levels is a true reflection of the makeup of the community we serve - we are proud of this and welcome anyone who will add value to our wonderful school community.
We would love to hear from you if you think this sounds like the right place for you! We welcome visits; come and speak to our Headteacher, our staff and check out our lessons! Get in touch with us: email jobs@excelsiorcst.org or call 0207 275 1500 to speak to a member of the HR team.
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