Attendance Officer ( part-time)

The role

To provide a specialist service to help the school to raise achievement by improving school attendance and punctuality and to meet our attendance targets.

To identify students whose attendance is a barrier to their performance. Responsible for recording, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on attendance data.

About you

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing especially with student’s, parents, school staff, social workers and other professionals.
• Ability to use IT systems effectively to produce reports, record information and monitor outcomes for individuals and groups.
• Ability to persuade and negotiate as well as good interpersonal / communication skills.
• Able to use own initiative and work alone when necessary.
• Ability to overcome communication barriers with children and students.
• Ability to listen effectively.
• Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records. 
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and plan and manage own time effectively.
• Demonstrate an ability to cope with stressful / conflict situations.