Attendance Officer
NEW
REF 1823700
16 hours ago | Abu Dhabi | full time
- General
- Location: Abu Dhabi
- Occupancy: full time
- Description
- Monitor accurate pupil attendance and lateness records on a daily basis.
• Follow up on pupils absences and lateness by In-touch/telephone or other means, on a daily basis with
guidance from relevant colleagues, making appropriate referrals.
• To check on late pupils.
• To ensure all unexplained absences are accounted for, seek the reason for absence via telephone or letter
home if required.
• To check the accuracy and correct coding on registers.
• To follow Attendance policy and send out letters as required.
• Identify individuals and/or groups of pupils that require additional support to improve their levels of
attendance and punctuality.
• Identify and implement intervention strategies to address poor attendance and celebrate excellent
attendance. The postholder will have a range of interventions available with the discretion to adapt or amend
them as appropriate.
• Making home visits to pupils and parents/carers as appropriate.
• Initiate and follow through appropriate sanctions in liaison with the relevant colleagues and other
professionals including fines and court action.
• In liaison with relevant colleagues/school management, attend follow-up meetings and other relevant
meetings with parents/carers and/or other professionals to provide relevant information, offer support and
seek ways in which the school can help in improving individual attendance and punctuality.
• Liaise with outside agencies, parents/carers, social services, other schools and/or organisations in relation to
information on pupil attendance and punctuality.
• Establish and maintain good relationships with all pupils, parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals.
• Provide accurate and timely attendance and lateness reports to relevant colleagues, Heads of House and
other professionals.
• Support the transition points and new arrivals.
• Supporting and checking on pupils who are out of school for any reason, for example, suspension or attending
alternative provision.
• Report any welfare and/or child protection concerns as per school policies and procedures.
• Completion of accurate statistical returns regarding pupil attendance and punctuality as required by the
school, local authority and DfE.
- Requirements
- Experience: 2 - 3 years
- Arabic preferred
- Provisions
- Salary: to be discussed
- Medical insurance
- Publisher
- direct employer
- up to 50 employees