Attendance Officer

To monitor the attendance email and phone-line, and update the school systems accordingly.

To collate all evidence related to authorised/unauthorised absence including absence requests.

To monitor and follow up missing and inaccurate lesson registers, including 'Student Missing' alerts.

To collect information and collate reports as and when required.

To print out daily fire registers.

To complete Child Missing in Education forms as required.

To report all Transition Plans to FAP (Local Authority).

To complete 'Returns' every 10 days of absence, to go to the local authority.

To work with Warwickshire Attendance Service to identify concerning attendance patterns.

To update the 'Days Lost' spreadsheet on a weekly basis.

To update the 'Suspensions and PEX' spreadsheet as necessary.

To create student attendance/punctuality reports as and when required.

To provide attendance and administrative support to the school as and when required.

To monitor the late door each morning and be responsible for Late Detentions.

To provide SLT with a pick up list for Detentions before lunch.

To undertake home visits when necessary.

To ensure the DfE have accurate attendance statistics.

To provide the Headteacher with a termly attendance report before LAB meetings.

To provide appropriate information to Senior / Pastoral Leaders before parental meetings.

Generic Responsibilities of all Rugby Free Secondary School Staff:

• To continue personal development as agreed.
• To engage actively in the performance review process.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and communication with staff, parents and students.
• Uphold the high standards of the school in all communications.
• Adhere to the school's policies.
• Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
• Employees are expected to adhere to Rugby Free Secondary School's agreed Code of Conduct.
• The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
• Individuals have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people they are responsible for or come into contact with.
• Ensure all tasks are carried out with due regard to Health and Safety.
• To remain confidential at all times.
• To undertake appropriate professional development including adhering to the principle of appraisal.
• To adhere to the ethos of the school.
• To promote the agreed vision and aims of the school.
• To set an example of personal integrity and professionalism.

Safeguarding:

• To ensure that all students have a safe environment in which they can learn, reporting any concern about the environment to a member of the site team or if appropriate to one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.
• To be aware of systems which support safeguarding and following the procedures as highlighted in the Safeguarding Policy.
• To identify students who may benefit from early help as soon as possible and discuss this with one of the Designated Safeguarding Leaders.
• To consider at all times what is in the best interests of the child.
• To protect students from maltreatment; preventing impairment of students' health or development; ensuring that students grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.
• To take action to enable all students to have the best outcomes.

If you feel that you could bring further impetus to our drive to improve the provision for our students and have the necessary energy, enthusiasm, and sense of humour to take us forward in this exciting curriculum area then please get in touch.