Attendance Officer

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Kedron State High School
Welcome to our warm and collaborative school community. At Kedron State High School we believe in optimising wellbeing and learning, whilst driving the constant pursuit of academic excellence. We do this by providing a safe, supportive, inclusive and enriching learning environment, where all students are constantly surrounded by possibility and opportunity.
Our school culture is driven by our motto 'To Strive is to Shine" which compels all students and staff to do their best in all school endeavours. We inspire and encourage students to Strive to meet challenges and follow their passions with the same levels of determination, resilience and effort each and every day. With this learning, students are also taught to Shine with dignity and humility through their actions and demonstrate the honourable qualities of being honest, trustworthy, fair, compassionate and decent human beings.
About the Role
The position is located in the main administration office, which is a highly productive busy environment.Some key responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

- Absences - data entry and reporting, attendance duties (unexplained absences, inconsistent absences, excursions, unmarked rolls;
- Class rolls - entry and management when required;
- Student Services - queries, late arrivals, early departures (Daymap - training will be provided)
- First Aid (First Aid Certificate required or training provided)
- Back-up Accounts Receivables - experience would be an advantage - training will be
- Providing data entry, and basic level data collection and analysis, general computing, and administrative and clerical services;
- Providing clerical support and reception services including receiving telephone calls and front counter enquiries from students and families to the school and if possible answering queries or where necessary directing these to appropriate areas;
- Student Health Chart - Data entry incident report;
- Other responsibilities as determined by the Principal or Business Manager.

Please Note
- Possible increased tasks within the scope of the role description and additional hours to be reviewed Term 2.

About You
- The successful applicant will ideally need excellent communication skills, immaculate personal presentation, and an understanding of school attendance policies. A knowledge of OneSchool would be highly regarded.

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 response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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).
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