Attendance Officer

Runcorn State High School is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Attendance Officer to join our Student Services team.

In this key role, you will support student engagement and wellbeing through accurate attendance monitoring, proactive follow-up, and maintaining records in OneSchool and ID Attend.

Your commitment will help drive the school's goal of every student succeeding.

Apply now to make a meaningful impact as part of the Runcorn State High School team

Who We Are:

Runcorn State High School is a diverse and inclusive learning community located on Brisbane's southside. Our team culture is supportive, student-focused, and committed to continuous improvement. You'll be joining a collaborative environment where staff are valued, wellbeing is prioritised, and every student is supported to succeed

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

• Generate daily reports on absenteeism, send SMS messages to parents/carers, advise and follow up with teachers, and document relevant information on an excel spreadsheet and on OneSchool.
• Generate a 'Daily Attendance Report' every morning and provide to all teaching staff and deputy principals, and advising teachers of amendments to attendance records due to late notification.
• Collect and coordinate data to determine and document reasons for absences by students chronically absent, monitor student programs, and provide information to teachers and school leaders where necessary, liaising with Student Support Officer, Head of Special Education Program, and Guidance Officer to address issues relating to students experiencing problems that prevent their engagement at school.
• Maintain a database listing student that are independent students, students residing with carers (guardian kinship care/child safety officers), students where there are legal orders against the parents/guardians, or other issues that may impact on student attendance.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

The Perfect Fit:

• Strong administrative and communication skills
• High level of accuracy in data entry
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced school environment.
• Experience with school systems such as OneSchool or ID Attend is highly desirable, but not essential.

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)

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.