Attendance Officer within Student Services

35 hours per week, 36 weeks per year – Fixed Term for one year.

£17,362 per annum actual salary Term Time

The post holder would dedicate their time to monitoring absence in real time, liaising with corporate parents and the virtual school to illustrate the college’s commitment to attendance and with a view to motivate students to attend.

The post holder will liaise with social workers, residential workers and curriculum teams to support increases in attendance to drive achievement and progression.

The post holder will undertake home visits with young people who are at risk of withdrawal due to their low attendance and liaise directly with support worker staff in residential homes to support attendance.

The post holder will undertake a range of administrative tasks including making attendance calls, scheduling meetings and maintaining student records and managing their own calendar. The ideal applicant would be organised and confident in their skills with Excel as well as being confident in using the wider MS Office suite.

The ability to work to firm timescales whilst maintaining an empathetic approach, having knowledge of L.A.C, Leaving Care and U.A.S.C. processes and an understanding of Mental Health difficulties students may face will be beneficial.

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Closing date Monday 17th March 2025

As a College we are required to undertake various Safer Recruitment checks as set out within the guidance from the Department for Education Keeping Child Safe in Education. We require all staff to undertake an enhanced Adult and Child Workforce DBS Check and to register with the DBS Update Service. Please note: From 28 November 2020 the government implemented changes to the filtering rules, and we have been instructed that we cannot accept any update service checks on DBS certificates that have been issued before this date. Therefore, a new one must be completed with City College Norwich