We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Attendance Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will oversee the day-to-day absence management of students, support the Attendance Manager, and contribute to improving overall academy attendance.,

• Complete the first day calling process.
• Administer accurate management of academy registers.
• Review trends and patterns in absence and take relevant action.
• Support the Attendance Team in improving whole academy attendance.
• Work with external partners such as the Education Welfare Officer (EWO) as directed.
• Monitor academy registration systems and report on the quality of the registers.
• Be the first contact for all attendance issues in the academy.
• Attend and participate in meetings as required.
• Support the operation of student 'late gate' and late detentions.
• Ensure all registers are completed timely and accurately.
• Maintain and update attendance records.
• Identify poor attenders and advise the Attendance Manager of students needing intervention.
• Generate weekly attendance reports for tutors and pastoral team.
• Liaise with Education Welfare and other support services to improve attendance rates.
• Prepare and administer fixed penalty notices.
• Provide advice and support for students returning to school after an extended period of absence.
• Implement the academy communication systems for attendance.
• Be a key point of contact for parents and carers regarding attendance matters.
• Administer letters as directed by the Attendance Manager/Assistant Headteacher.
• Challenge reasons for absence in line with the academy policy.
• Support attendance clinics as directed by the Attendance Manager.
What the school offers its staff Shire Oak School, a comprehensive secondary school, was formed in 1970 by merging Shire Oak Grammar School, opened in 1961, with Walsall Wood Secondary Modern School, which had been moved to new buildings adjoining those of the grammar school in 1966. In September 2003 we received designation as a specialist science college. In April 2011, our school became an 11 to 18 comprehensive converter Academy. In October 2018, Shire Oak Academy alongside Aldridge School, Queen Mary's Grammar School, Queen Mary's High School and The Walsall Studio School formed The Mercian Academy Trust.