Attendance Officer

Are you an experienced School Attendance Officer looking for a new and exciting opportunity? Aspire People are currently recruiting School Attendance Officers to work on a temporary-permanent basis in a Secondary School based in Castle Donington. The roles we have is full time and is due to start as soon as possible. Applicants must have previous experience as an Attendance Officer in schools or have experience working within school administration. Applicants must have an enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to pay for a new one. Duties will include; + Monitoring whole school attendance, persistent absence and punctuality + On going monitoring of attendance for students + Identify students who require support with their attendance + Liaise with Senior Leadership Team, Heads of House and Tutors, SENCo, inclusion team and other relevant staff regarding students who are of concern + Raise attendance issues with parents + Meet with both students and parents in order to support them to improve attendance + Meet with Education Welfare Officer on a weekly basis + Refer students who are not meeting attendance targets. You will be supported by me, Georgina Longhorne. I am Aspire People's Office & Technical consultant for the Staffordshire and Derbyshire areas. Whether you are seeking temporary or permanent work, I will be able to assist you in finding the perfect position. I offer excellent rates of pay and I will be on hand to offer support throughout assignments. I am keen to speak to experienced School Attendance Officers who are interested in working in a forward-thinking school. Please apply above and I will be in touch in due course. Alternatively, if you know of anybody who might be interested in this position then we offer generous referral fees! If you are interested in finding out more about Aspire People visit our website at (url removed) *Please note that applicants must have a DBS on the update service, or be willing to pay £47.20 for a new one to be processed* Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks