Attendance Officer - London, United Kingdom - Tradewind Recruitment

Tradewind Recruitment

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London, United Kingdom

3 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Advertisement:
Student Services and Attendance Officer

Salary:
NJC 12

Employment Type:
Term-Time plus 2 weeks in the Summer, 36 hours per week

Start Date:
September 2023 (full time, long term contract offered for the full academic year)

Are you an outstanding individual with a passion for supporting students and maintaining accurate attendance records? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Student Services and Attendance Officer.

About Us:
We are a mainstream Secondary School located in Barnet, a centre of academic excellence in North West London. Our commitment to high standards has led our schools to be ranked among the top comprehensives in the country.

Our students consistently achieve excellent results in their GCSE and A-Level examinations, with many of them going on to study at prestigious universities, including Oxbridge and medical schools.

As a team, we share the highest expectations for our students, staff, and parents.

Duties and Responsibilities:
As the Student Services and Attendance Officer, you will play a vital role in providing support to students and maintaining accurate attendance records

Your responsibilities will include:

Student Services - Main Duties:

Assisting students with daytoday enquiries and handling student and parent queries
Providing first aid to pupils and staff, ensuring the first aid room is wellmaintained and adequately stocked
Collaborating with the school nurse on vaccinations and care plans for students
Handling communication with parents regarding vaccinations and overseeing pupil vaccinations
Issuing exit passes and updating Bromcom, the school's data management system
Recording absences, lates, and notes of appointments on Bromcom
Maintaining student records, including creating new pupil files and removing leaver files

Attendance - Main Duties:

Checking completion of registration for all classes and liaising with year leaders on student attendance issues
Communicating with parents/guardians through the MIS (Management Information System) regarding late students
Assisting with the implementation of the school's registration system through the MIS
Ensuring proper recording of late arrivals in the MIS
Monitoring and reporting student attendance percentages to the AHT through the MIS
Collaborating with relevant staff to improve attendance rates
Participating in developing the school's reward system related to attendance and behavior

Qualifications & Experience:

Minimum of 2 years working in an office environment (educational setting desired)
Experience working in a school
Ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel to an intermediate level
First Aid training or willingness to be trained
Ability to use BromCom
Ability to work as part of a team
High attention to detail