Attendance Officer
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 4 actual salary £16,242-£17,144pa (FTE £18,761-£19,803pa)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2022
- Apply by:
- 13 December 2021
Job overview
Job Description
Job Title: Attendance Officer - 5 days per week (Term time plus 10 additional days) - 8-4pm
Salary: Grade 4 actual salary £16,242-£17,144pa (FTE £18,761-£19,803pa)
Responsible to: Office Manager
Overall Job Purpose
• Responsible for the monitoring and recording of student attendance across the school including 6th form. This will include close working with Heads of Year and supporting them in ensuring attendance is maintained at high levels across the school.
Specific Duties
• Recording absences on SIMS, chasing up unexplained absences, completing registers on SIMS, and liaising with Student Managers/Heads of Year to check on students
• To assist the Admissions Officer in taking general admissions enquiries at their busiest times
• To provide clerical support (to include typing and photocopying) as requested by the Office Manager
• To cover reception duties when either morning or after receptionist is not in school or away from their desk
• Creating and amending fire drill registers for the whole school
• Sending home messages to parents/carers via the school communication system
• Collating parent questionnaires and doing the analysis
• In support of the school office, this post shares responsibility for:
• Carrying out general office duties including office tidiness, filing, post, etc
• Carrying out First Aid and associated welfare needs of the students/staff as necessary, keeping medical records of students up to date
General Duties:
• To work flexibly, undertaking tasks as directed, commensurate with the grade of the post
• To participate in the Performance Management process and undertake any training commensurate with the post
• To comply with individual responsibilities, in accordance with the role, for health and safety in the workplace
• IT skill are essential, including the ability to use Microsoft Office and know how to create documents using mail merge.
• To generate references for the students – Y11 and ex students
• Assist with UCAS references for WG6
• To distribute letters from staff to parents
• Communicate with parents via In Touch
• To cover reception as and when needed
• Liaise with Heads of Year regarding absence
• Liaise with School Liaison Officer and Attendance Service
• Other admin tasks as and when needed
• SIMS update of parental consent/changes to addresses etc
• Participate in training opportunities and professional development as required
• Liaising with Senior Management and Heads of Department as necessary
• Dealing with any other matters as determined appropriate by the Headteacher/Heads PA.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, the above list of duties is not exhaustive.
Attached documents
About Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
- Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
- Wilmington Grange, Parsons Lane, Wilmington, Dartford
- Kent
- DA2 7BB
- United Kingdom
Founded in 1958, Wilmington Grammar School for Girls has been helping girls to secure outstanding academic results and providing a well-rounded experience for over half a century. The school encourages a happy and harmonious community which respects the individual and celebrates the rich diversity of backgrounds and heritage of students and staff. We are a growing school with over 920 students on roll, but remain sufficiently small to recognise individual talents and ensure everyone is challenged and supported to reach their goals.
This is a school that has always been willing to reinvent itself, to look for new opportunities and to take on new challenges. We encourage each of our students to do likewise. We aim to nurture a passion for learning and a desire to try new things and set ambitious goals. We have a strong emphasis on skill development and encourage our students to adopt the’ Wilmington Mindset’, where resilience and the impetus to innovate, trial new initiatives, grow in confidence, independence and resilience is applauded. Respectful relationships are central to our philosophy and there is a strong belief that students learn best when they are happy, motivated and co-partners in their own learning. Our younger students have had the opportunity to immerse themselves in both Mandarin and an Enterprise curriculum. The triage of Mandarin, Enterprise and Mindset will provide an excellent base for our students when they eventually move on to work places that we can possibly only imagine. To gain a picture of what this life looks like, please follow us on Twitter and read the Head Teacher’s blog here.
From Year 7 to Year 11, students are taught in a single sex environment. In sixth form however, we offer an unparalleled range of curricular opportunities through our partnership with Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. The same ethos of ambitious aspirations pervades our post 16 offer and the opportunity to further stimulate the students’ intellectual curiosity alongside the opportunity to further develop their personal and social skills is a winning formula. WG6 has its own website at www.wg6.co.uk. With the variety of different pathways on offer, we are confident that this gives a unique opportunity to support students in preparation for their next step, be that university or the world of work.
At Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, we recognise the part that is played by all stakeholders and work closely with parents to ensure our students emerge as confident, self-reliant, responsible and caring citizens. We encourage you to attend one of our Open Days/ Evenings so you can meet our students and staff first hand and judge for yourself.
We very much look forward to welcoming you.
Michelle Lawson
Head Teacher
View Wilmington Grammar School for Girls’ latest Ofsted report
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