Attendance Officer
- Reviewing persistently absent pupils with schools and monitoring outcomes • Initiating, co-ordinating and chairing Fast Track Panels for prosecution and monitoring progress.
- Monitoring schools to ensure they are meeting their responsibilities regarding attendance and have effective strategies in place to improve this. • Providing advice and guidance to schools on legal and statutory processes in respect of school attendance.
- Provide case work to schools through our core offer or by way of traded services
- Supporting the para-legal officers with all aspects involved in the preparation of legal proceedings.
- Undertaking visits to employers and chaperones in accordance with Child Employment and Entertainment regulations.
- Conducting enquiries into Children Missing Education (CME) referrals as required.
- Undertaking and monitoring Elective Home Education (EHE) and making visits as required.
- Providing advice and guidance to members of the public on legal and statutory processes in respect of school attendance, CME, EHE, child employment and entertainment.
- Developing relationships with schools to ensure statutory duties are fulfilled and attendance is promoted effectively.
- A high level of competency and accuracy in recording, report writing and other written work.
- The ability to analyse and use attendance data in a variety of modes.
- The ability to draft legal documents. Specific training will be given.
- The ability and confidence to offer both challenge and support to schools with regard to all aspects of improving attendance and trading related services.
- The ability and confidence to offer both challenge and support to employers and production companies with regard to all aspects of child employment.
- The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, even when priorities have to change suddenly.
- An understanding and knowledge of a wide range of legislation and guidance relevant to the post, e.g: attendance, child employment, children missing education, elective home education etc. Experience of legislation and guidance can be gained or expanded during operation of role.
- The ability or experience of chairing meetings and formulating plans.
- The ability to work using your own initiative and prioritise your workload.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as an eye for detail
- Have a current driving licence and daily use of a vehicle, or the ability to get around the City, as you will be required to travel around the schools in Portsmouth
- Competitive pay
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31) plus the opportunity to purchase leave
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return or reduce your monthly deductions via the 50:50 scheme
- Staff development through progression planning or the apprenticeship scheme
- Local and online discounts for staff
- Travel loan
- Cycle loan scheme