Attendance Officer

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 3

**Occupation**:Administration

**Location**:Melbourne - Western suburbs

**Reference**:1483757

**Selection Criteria**:

- SC1 Demonstrated strong organisation skills, flexibly and ability to work constructively in a team ensuring the continuous and efficient operation of the work environment as well as working proactively to enhance work systems, practices and relationships.
- SC2 Demonstrated proficiency in the use of office systems as relevant to the position including CASES 21, Compass and Excel spreadsheets.
- SC3 Demonstrated initiative and organisational skills including the ability to determine priorities and meet deadlines using a solution focused approach.
- SC4 Ability to work collaboratively with teachers, administrators and other support staff to ensure smooth operations,
- SC5 Demonstrated capacity to show initiative, contribute to a positive school culture and live by organisational values and polices.
- SC6 Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Role**:

- This is a full-time position Monday to Friday, Term time only (07.45am to 15.45pm).
- Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.
- Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
- The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.
- This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.
- An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

**Responsibilities**:

- The responsibilities of this position will include:

- Manage all attendance across the whole school using Compass School Manager for analysis of data.
- Manage and coordinate parent meetings with Leadership.
- Report weekly on attendance analysis of data to Leadership.
- Administrative coordination of termly awards.
- Work within the school Attendance Policy and Processes.
- Work collaboratively with teachers and Wellbeing team to support students at risk.
- Support within the office admin team
- Other duties as directed by the school Business Manager or 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 behavio