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Attendance Officer - Part-time

The Wyvern School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-7069-201S
  • Posted:07/02/2025
  • Pay:KR5
  • Start Date:April
  • App Close Date:24/02/2025 at 09:00
  • Interviews:28th February 2025

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We are looking to introduce a new role of Attendance Officer.  

Kent Range 5, 20 hours a week, 39 weeks (term time only + one week) - £24,040 - £25,002 (pro-rata down to £11,276- £11,727.54) 

The successful applicant will undertake all administrative tasks associated with the recording, management and monitoring of attendance; working with individual pupils and their families to improve attendance.

Key duties and responsibilities:

  • To make initial enquiries with parents / carers regarding unexplained absences / lateness – including first day calling / texting
  • To record student absences and late arrivals on Arbor, maintaining accurate attendance records
  • To ensure the electronic registration system is updated daily investigating any missing data with class teachers
  • To act as the initial point of contact for parents regarding attendance issues - providing routine advice as required and explaining attendance expectations to parents in accordance with school policies
  • To support the Headteacher at formal meetings with parents to discuss attendance concerns – taking follow up actions as agreed
  • To work with individual pupils and their families regarding strategies to improve attendance / punctuality – ensuring records are kept and feedback provided to the Headteacher and other staff as appropriate
  • To issue routine correspondence to parents regarding attendance / absence requests in accordance with school procedure
  • To assist SLT and the Headteacher with the administration of referrals to the education welfare service / issuing of penalty notices
  •  To undertake routine liaison with external agencies regarding attendance – eg EWO / Attendance Service
  •  To collate attendance data producing routine reports and prepare statistical returns regarding attendance.
  • Work closely with the safeguarding team, school nurses, class teachers, SLT and other external agencies to improve attendance and ensure children and young people are safeguarded.

We welcome visits to our school, if you would like to come and see us please make contact by telephone or email to personnel@wyvern.kent.sch.uk

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact, our HR Department on 01233 621468

 

 

 

 

 

Information about the school

The Wyvern School is a large, dynamic, forward-looking school, with the aim of helping to shape best practice for pupils with complex needs. The school caters for 360 pupils with severe, profound and complex needs including autism.

If you want to play a part in making a difference to the lives of children with complex needs, we would love to hear from you!

The Wyvern School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. For all positions where a criminal record check is identified as necessary, an application for a DBS check will be made in the event of the individual being offered the position. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please see our school website for our policy on ex-offenders.

For further details on the schools Child Protection policy, please see our school website.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024, as part of the shortlisting process the school reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence. Any relevant information found concerning a candidates suitability to work with children will be discussed with the applicant.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.