Attendance Officer - Walsall, United Kingdom - Starting Point Recruitment

Starting Point Recruitment
Starting Point Recruitment
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Walsall, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Starting Point Recruitment are currently recruiting for an Attendance Officer for our client Walsall Council.

Attendance Officer
6 months fixed-term, Term time only.
37 hours per week Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 5.15pm Fridays 8.45am - 4.45pm


This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and an efficient individual who is looking for a new challenge within the Education Welfare Service.

All attendance officers occupy traded positions within the Education Welfare Service and carry out interventions which set out to improve school attendance.


Main purpose of the job role:

  • Provide an additional service for schools to manage their whole school attendance strategy.
  • To investigate and respond to irregular school attendance at the earliest opportunity
  • Direct work with schools, families and students in connection with irregular school attendance, including home visits.
  • To identify children 'at risk' of becoming persistently absent and instigate early interventions to support a resolution for irregular attendance.
  • Work within the Council's priorities to safeguard children and young people.

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Role specific duties and accountabilities:

  • Direct work with children, families and schools to offer interventions to support early identification and expected resolutions.
  • To represent Walsall Children's Services to a high standard and offer quality interventions which have a positive impact on school attendance.
  • To offer schools a wide range of service interventions through a menu of service and implement those services through a structured plan to deliver the services within the commissioned time.
  • To make an objective assessment in order to determine the appropriate method of intervention.
  • To maintain accurate and appropriate records in respect of casework and provide written feedback to schools to ensure appropriate transfer of information.
  • To have knowledge of the agreed child safeguarding procedures, to attend case conferences core groups and to attend Court and to give evidence as required.
  • To contribute to the process of assessment for special education needs as required.
  • To communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

About SPR


Not only are we great at recruitment, we're also great at giving back: 100% of our profits each year are reinvested into the local region through charitable giving, enabling us to affect positive change in our community.

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