Attendance Officer

Attendance Officer
Full Time – 37 hours per week
Permanent Position – Term Time Only
FTE £25,628 – 28,326 (actual £22,178 -24,512)
Start date: ASAP
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and resilient Attendance Officer to join our team. The right candidate will be committed to improving school attendance, working with children, parents and carers, as well as school staff.
The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate school expectations, with assertiveness and empathy, to a variety of stakeholders including parents, students and teachers. You will have the confidence to be able to hold parents and staff to account for their role in promoting good attendance and be able to direct those in need of additional support where appropriate. Being able to build and maintain mutually respectful relationships with staff, parents, and students alike is essential.
The role requires someone highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise. We are looking for someone able to review, design and implement systems and strategies to help us achieve our attendance target. The ability to remain calm, work under pressure and work to strict deadlines is essential.
As the role will involve the efficient daily recording and monitoring of student attendance in SIMS, strong IT skills and experience of working with SIMS would be beneficial, although training can be provided. A knowledge and understanding of the education sector or experience of working within a school environment would also be desirable but is not essential.
Bohunt School in Liphook was judged to be Outstanding in all areas in April 2013 and the school has received national coverage for a variety of innovative initiatives. The School is located in attractive, open country on the edge of Liphook (40 miles from London) with easy access to the A3 between Guildford and Portsmouth. Bohunt School opened a new Sixth Form in purpose built accommodation in 2017.
To apply please visit: https://www.bohunt.hants.sch.uk/staff-2/vacancies/ and complete the “Support Staff” application form and email it to recruitment@bohunt.hants.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 29 January 2024 at 9am