Es1.3 Attendance and Engagement Officer

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: 1449065

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1 Demonstrated capacity to provide high-level and detail orientated administrative support with excellent time management, planning and organisational skills.
SC2 Demonstrated capacity to work with others in a team environment.
SC3 Demonstrated high-level oral and written (including digital) communication skills.
SC 4 Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or experience in Education, Welfare, Community Services, Youth Work or another other related fields.
SC 5 A strong understanding of, and a proven ability to, connect with and engage young people in an education context.

**Role**:

- The Attendance and Engagement Officer will support the Middle and Junior Sub School Teams to improve student attendance and engagement at the College. The Attendance and Engagement Officer will work under the supervision and guidance of Sub School leaders to support the Sub School to monitor and follow up on student absences and develop strategies to improve attendance and student engagement. This Attendance and Engagement Officer will need to provide high level administrative support to the Sub School and work directly with students to change their behaviour.

**Responsibilities**:
Under the Guidance and Leadership of the relevant Sub School Leader:

- Provide support to identified students to engage in education and strengthen their attendance.
- Provide high level administrative support, including the completion of attendance documentation in accordance with school and Departmental policy and guidelines.
- Liaise with key personnel, including teaching and education support staff to monitor student punctuality.
- Organise SSGs and other meetings by liaising with Year Level Coordinator.
- Contact families regarding absences and student punctuality and support families to assist their children to attend school regularly and achieve positive schooling outcomes.
- Liaise effectively with external service providers and assist families to access their services
- Actively work to strengthen the connections between the school and families within the College community.
- Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation including confidentiality as relevant.
- Support Sub School Teams to monitor the social, emotional and learning progress of students and provide reports to these teams as required.
- Attend Sub School weekly meetings, Case Management meetings and the Student Wellbeing and Committee meeting.
- Maintain a close working relationship with Sub School Teams.

Undertake any other duties as directed by the Principal.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Other Information**:
**Other Information**:
Applications must include:
2. A CV with a summary of experience and qualifications.

3. Specific Key Selection Criteria response.

For ease of handling by the school, all documents (cover letter, CV and key selection criteria responses) can be saved as one pdf and uploaded to Recruitment Online. Please also ensure that your name is included in the header of each document.

All applicants should ensure that their personal profile on Recruitment Online is up to date.

**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
**College Profile**

St Albans Secondary College's vision, values and guiding principles combine to create a safe, supportive and structured environment where every student is supported and inspired to achieve to the best of their ability. Our College community values respect, integrity, leadership, and the pursuit of excellence.

We are proud of our school community's achievements: our results in almost all areas are significantly higher than the aver