Attendance Officer

An opportunity exists for a dynamic and dedicated Attendance Officer to join our admin team. The ideal applicant will have exceptional administrative and communication skills, proficiency in excel and other data base software (ID Attend and Oneschool would be advantageous). This role is offered on a temporary full-time basis, for a period of 12 months, unless otherwise determined. This is a key role in ensuring our students are engaged in a supportive learning environment, by monitoring student attendance, producing absence reports for senior leaders, and liaising with students, teachers and parents/carer to verify and monitor student attendance. About Emerald State High School Our school is an inclusive secondary school providing quality education for students from Years 7 to 12. We have a proud record of high academic outcomes and in supporting our young people to achieve their dreams and aspirations. At Emerald High we believe that by creating supportive, inclusive and positive relationships, we can, in partnership with families, make a difference in the lives of our students. We also believe in maximising our students' potential to enable them to become our future creative innovators and global citizens and in guiding them to achieve lives of meaning and purpose. About The Role As the Attendance Officer you will have responsibility for the following: Generate daily reports on absenteeism, send SMS messages to parents/carers, advise and follow up with teachers, and document relevant information on an excel spreadsheet and on OneSchool. Generate a ‘Daily Attendance Report' every morning and provide to all teaching staff and deputy principals, and advising teachers of amendments to attendance records due to late notification. Collect and coordinate data to determine and document reasons for absences by students chronically absent, monitor student programs, and provide information to teachers and school leaders where necessary, liaising with Student Support Officer, Head of Special Education Program, and Guidance Officer to address issues relating to students experiencing problems that prevent their engagement at school. Maintain a database listing students that are independent students, students residing with carers (guardian kinship care/child safety officers), students where there are legal orders against the parents/guardians, or other issues that may impact on student attendance. Monitor attendance as a means of increasing awareness of students experiencing problems, and to allow for intervention before such problems get out of hand, and provide this information and advice to assist teachers with managing students with non-attendance issues. Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position. How To Apply Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description. We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services. Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE). The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. Occupational group Education & Training

Location: Erakala, AU

Posted Date: 5/3/2025