Southend on Sea Borough Council

SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL

Southend BESD College

JOB PROFILE JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title Attendance Officer

Head of Inclusion Reports To Level Level 5 37 hours per week - Term Time + 2 weeks  Support the Head of Inclusion to ensure cross college Main Purpose attendance systems are effective in motivating educational of the Job engagement at all levels.  To administer the electronic attendance system and to provide school attendance and punctuality data.  Support the on-going review and implementation of a robust Key cross college attendance policy. Responsibilities  Monitor the First Day Calling parents system  Support the effective use of time specific access to Child and Family Intervention Team towards supporting and moving forward complex cases.  Liaise with SLT and Form Tutors about concerns they may have about poor attendance and punctuality and working with the Head of Inclusion to implement support plans that prevent underachievement.  Make and maintain contacts with parents/carers of students causing concern and work together to put strategies into place to encourage students to improve attendance and punctuality.  Produce attendance reports and weekly summaries for the SLT and tutors, and ensure that absences are follow up on a weekly basis.  Monitor the rewards system for attendance  Administer all the necessary ICT administration, maintenance and report generation of the electronic attendance system.  To attend parents evenings to support and promote excellent student attendance and punctuality.  To work in partnership with all agencies to ensure multi- agency plans in place around attendance vulnerable pupils.

Other Duties  To maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities.  To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job. 1

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Attributes Activity Essential Desirable How evidenced. Qualifications A degree or equivalent X Application qualification is desirable form Certificates Educated to A level standard X References or equivalent

Evidence of on-going X professional development

Knowledge Understanding of X Application /skills confidentiality and able to deal form with sensitive issues Interview References Knowledge of the legislation, X guidance and procedures relating to attendance and exclusions.

Effective written and verbal X communication

Ability to work on own initiative X and be decisive

Ability to work as a member of X a collaborative team

Ability to work to tight X deadlines

Ability to analysis data and X produce a range of data reports, according to audience.

Excellent communication skills X both written and oral.

Experience Evidence of working in a X Application school environment with Form learners presenting with Interview challenging behaviours. References

Experience of integrated multi X professional working and is supporting parents and carers.

Experience of implementing X behaviour management programmes

Experience of managing X school budget

Additional Able to travel across the X Information for Borough to visit schools and example families. physical skills or working environment