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3 weeks ago
This is a permanent full-time position commencing as soon as possible. The School Attendance Officer will assist the school community with processes to improve student engagement and attendance in educational programs.
Key Responsibilities- Collaborate with school students, staff, parents, Kimberley Education Regional Office, and the community to identify causes of absenteeism and assist in supporting students and families in overcoming these causes.
- Make home visits and attend interagency meetings to support and promote student attendance.
- Establish systems and processes to increase school attendance and accountability for non-attendance.
- Develop and implement individual student attendance improvement plans.
- Participate in collaborative case conferences and attendance panels to improve student attendance, participation, and retention.
- Sound knowledge of current trends and issues related to attendance and education within a local community.
- Ability to build positive relationships and work effectively with individuals or small groups of students experiencing attendance related difficulties.
- Sound research and problem solving skills, including the ability to identify appropriate solutions to problems, such as those affecting student attendance.
- Sound interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, particularly in a team environment.
Full details of the role and selection criteria are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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