Attendance Officer
Churchdown School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2RB20 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday, term time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £25,665 - £27,879
What skills and experience we're looking for
GCSE or equivalent level, including at least a Grade C in English and maths
Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting
Experience working directly with pupils and parents
Experience working collaboratively with colleagues
Experience analysing data and producing reports and identifying key insights
Good listening skills
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to use IT systems and to conduct analysis and produce reports
Good knowledge of Excel
Ability to create good relationships with pupils, staff and parents
Willingness to provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils
Organised, proactive and self-motivated
Good time management skills
Commitment to upholding and promoting the ethos and values of the school
Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
Ability to always maintain confidentiality
Committed to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
Administration
- Day-to-day management of registers on SIMS for the whole school;
- 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;
- Pick up messages from the absence line and emails, and act accordingly;
- To proactively seek ways to increase registration completion by staff, developing strategies and sharing them with Senior Leaders;
- Responsibility for the implementation of school systems, procedures and policies in relation to attendance and punctuality.
Working with parents/carers
- Follow up on any unexplained absences with parents/carers;
- Contact parents in relation to attendance and truancy to discuss absence in a sensitive but firm manner and building positive relationships with parents and developing strategies to improve attendance;
- Answer parent queries regarding their child’s attendance.
Monitoring and Reporting
- Administer daily attendance reports for Heads of Year/Assistant Heads of Year;
- Produce attendance reports and follow up on unauthorised absences on a weekly basis;
- Creating weekly reports on SIMS to track and monitor attendance/lateness;
- Recording of authorised / unauthorised absence requests on SIMS;
- Working closely with the Pastoral teams and Educational Welfare Officer to keep school absences to a minimum;
- The timely production of termly attendance and absence statistics, including making a significant contribution to government returns, including school census.
Safeguarding
- Liaise with Senior Leaders, Heads of Year, SENDCo, Educational Welfare Officer and other relevant staff regard-ing students who are of concern.
Other
- Print off hard copies of official registers on a regular basis to ensure they are on hand in the case of a fire /planned evacuation;
- Willingness to undertake anything else that may reasonably be asked by the Senior Leadership Team;
- Experience of managing and being responsible for own workload.
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Onsite parking and cycle storage
• Cycle-To-Work Scheme
• Free Flu Vaccines
• Free access to school fitness suite
• Dry cleaning delivery service
• On site car valet service
• Family-focused leave
• Discounted Nuffield Health gym membership
• Subsidised, onsite exercise classes
• Comprehensive Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite financial advice clinics
• ...and more!
Commitment to safeguarding
Churchdown School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We believe that students have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment, which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse, where staff are vigilant for signs of any student in distress and are confident about applying the processes to avert and alleviate any such problems. We have a Safeguarding Policy and procedures in place. All staff must ensure that they are aware of these procedures.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to ace@churchdownschool.com
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Churchdown School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Churchdown School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ace@churchdownschool.com
- Phone number
- 01452 713340
Our mission is to be a school where student development and learning are at the centre of everything we do. Students are expected to strive for personal excellence and demonstrate a commitment to learning as they fulfil their potential. Our community is a nurturing and caring one where students are encouraged to show compassion, friendship and support towards one another. We aim to provide an education which is fully inclusive, where every child is valued for who they are and who they can become.
At Churchdown School the education we provide is guided by values of integrity, resilience, respect, ambition and friendship. These values are particularly important to us as we develop the students into lifelong learners and prepare them for a life beyond school.
Arranging a visit to Churchdown School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ace@churchdownschool.com.
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