Attendance Officer - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The Aquila School

The Aquila School

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Ahmed Al-Mansouri

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Description

Description
We are looking for an attendance officer (UAE Nationals only) to join our growing school.

For all staff in school we share a responsibility to ensure that children are safe and properly supervised at all times.

Our school is committed to 'amazing learning'- providing enjoyable and meaningful learning experiences so that every pupil makes as much progress as possible.

All staff are expected to adhere to The Aquila Professional Code of Conduct and commit to promoting our vision - 'A happy community school with amazing learning at its heart where pupils are empowered to make choices, engage in meaningful learning experiences and make exceptional progress'.

Our focus is providing children with amazing learning and to be the school of choice for the community we serve.

Core purposes:

In simple terms - the role is to promote excellent attendance and to follow up where attendance slips as the safety of the children is always our number one priority.

The attendance officer will assist with the maintenance of daily pupil attendance records and make every effort to see that pupils attend school regularly and that they report to class promptly.

The officer shall also work cooperatively with teachers, counsellors, school administrators, and parents to assure compliance with attendance laws and regulations, and other related duties as required.

Key qualities and skills:

Have the ability to:

Work well with the community at-large, including parents and pupils
Communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing
Work closely with pupils, demonstrating broad understanding, tolerance, and acceptance of them
Use initiative, be flexible, fun, proactive and positive

Key duties include:

Complete attendance daily including any first day absence calls and late arrivals
Input attendance data accurately into Engage and investigate any missing data records, including illness related absences and unexplained lesson absences
To make initial enquiries with parents regarding unexplained absences/lateness including first day calling
To monitor the attendance of pupils referring concerns to the pastoral leaders
Promote good attendance within the school via activities with pupils and parents
To process and action pupil holiday requests
To issue routine correspondence to parents regarding attendance/absence requests in accordance with the school procedure.
To undertake routine liaison with external agencies regarding attendance e.g. KHDA
To collate attendance data producing routine reports
To comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
Responsible for identifying attendance issues and patterns of absence/late arrivals.
Attend and lead meetings with external agencies and parents as required.

In addition, all staff are required to carry out any tasks required by the school or the regional office to facilitate the smooth day to day running of the school.

To be line managed by the head of primary and head of secondary initially

Hours of work

7.25am4.15pm Monday to Thursday, 7.25ammidday on Friday plus occasional evening and weekend work.

Holidays

30 days per calendar year

Person Specification

Excellent English speaker and communication skills
The ability to have difficult conversations
An understanding of strategies to improve attendance
Willingness to undertake appropriate training and professional development
Experience of office administration
Experience of working in a school
Experience of working with young people
Unceasingly optimistic and a 'can do' attitude calm kind and professional with all members if the school community
Can meet deadlines by effective planning and time management
Strong work ethic and capacity for hard work
Ability to relate well to colleagues and pupils and parents / members of the public
Ability to work well as part of a team
Willingness to contribute to extracurricular activities
Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
Knowledge of Engage system is advantageous
Attention to detail and a good level of numeracy
Strong ICT skills, including the use of spreadsheets
Knowledge and understanding of school policies and procedures

To get a flavour of our school please visit our website and follow us on social media.

About the International Schools Partnership
The Aquila School is owned by a London based company called International Schools Partnership (ISP).

The International Schools Partnership (ISP) is a growing group of committed colleagues in financially responsible schools around the world, all of which aim to be the school of choice in their local area.

Learning is at the heart of everything we do for our pupils, colleagues and parents. We are committed to getting better, all the time.

ISP was founded by an experienced team of commi