School attendance officer and admissions administrator - united kingdom, new plymouth

School attendance officer and admissions administrator with good knowledge and experience of schools systems and an understanding of the issues affecting truancy and non-school attendance is required for a well-established academy trust based in plymouth, devon, south west england. salary: £20,493 - £23,080 fte (actual salary £18,945 to £21,336 per annum) benefits: lgps pension, great career progression and development opportunities and access to the employee assistance programme with many other benefits. location: plymouth, devon, south west england job type: full-time, permanent working hours: monday to friday 08:15am to 16:15 pm (term-time only - 41 weeks per year/ 37 hours per week) job overview we have a fantastic new job opportunity for a school attendance officer and admissions administrator with good knowledge and experience of schools systems and an understanding of the issues affecting truancy and non-school attendance. working as the school attendance officer and admissions administrator you will contribute to improving school attendance and improving persistent absence, supporting students and families, building and maintaining positive relationships and administering school admissions. as a school attendance officer and admissions administrator your responsibilities will include; investigating absences, making assessments and plans for return, keeping clear and concise records, producing data reports and working with outside agencies such as the education welfare officer and county council for admissions. duties meet with school staff, students and parents to identify individual problems and possible solutions support the investigation process in order to establish the reason for non-attendance, make assessments and agree a plan for facilitating a return to school using appropriate strategies within specified timescales support in any appropriate legal action with education welfare officer (ewo) to ensure the school is carrying out its statutory responsibility in respect of students be fully aware of and carry out all work in line with child protection procedures. this may involve attending case conferences, strategy and planning meetings as well as core groups or other meetings in relation to child protection cases that require input liaise and work with ewo as well as other professionals in police, social services, housing, health and any other statutory and voluntary organisations keep clear and concise records of all consultations and to write any other reports using relevant reporting tools collate and generate reporting attendance and admissions data for school based reports maintain a working knowledge of the statutory framework relating to school attendance, child employment, child protection and special educational needs in order to offer informed advice to parents, school staff, governors and others apply the admissions policy to all student applications acting as the key contact for pupils and families from enquiry until enrolment liaise with county council/other schools and parents regarding admissions input admission details of new students into the student database production of student transfer files for new joiners/leavers candidate requirements this is a great opportunity for an organised, confident and dedicated person with strong communication skills and a positive can-do attitude. the school attendance officer and admissions administrator will have the following experience and qualities: nvq level 3 or 4 or equivalent qualification or experience good knowledge and experience of schools systems and an understanding of the issues affecting truancy and non-school attendance strong communication skills to exchange information with a range of audiences and professionals (e.g. staff, students, parents and other agencies) experience of use of it systems such as microsoft office and databases to compile data reports with the ability to analyse data ability to work as part of a team and also unsupervised and to manage workloads and tight deadlines to deliver results effectively in a pressurised environment a flexible approach to the delivery of the role meeting all personal, educational and operational needs apply today… by submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our client for this purpose. job ref: awdo-p7900 full-time, permanent jobs, careers and vacancies. find a new job and work in plymouth, devon, south west england. multi-job board advertising and cv sourcing recruitment services provided by awd online. awd online specialise in sourcing candidates and advertising vacancies on multiple job boards for companies on a non-commission basis. awd online operates as an employment agency. awd online | http://www.awdo.co.uk

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