Local Authority Attendance Officer

2 weeks ago


Dacorum District, United Kingdom Hertfordshire CC Full time

**Advert Information** Job Title**: Local Authority Attendance Officer
**Location**: Hemel Hempstead - flexible working
**Starting Salary**:£33,820 with the opportunity to progress to a maximum of £37,261 per annum
**Hours**: 37 per week
**Contract**: Permanent

**Diversity**:We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce

Good work life balance. Good prospects for progression with a big focus on diversity and inclusion and respect for others. Good pay offer. Lots of learning opportunities.

We are an established team committed to working with and making a difference to children and young people’s school attendance and access to education.

The role sits within the Statutory Attendance & Participation Team which covers responsibilities for school attendance, penalty notices, children missing education, elective home education, school aged employment and children in entertainment.

To offer support, guidance and advice to schools to reduce severe and persistent absence in accordance with Department for Education requirements by means of whole school support and statutory casework.

To deliver a robust, daily advice line to all schools, working autonomously to offer advice and guidance around all areas of school attendance and other education matters. To investigate, in accordance with DfE requirements, instances of pupils whose whereabouts are unknown, at risk of missing from education through non-attendance, to ensure they are safeguarded and prevent them becoming ‘Children Missing in Education’ and to make ‘joint reasonable enquiries’ with schools in instances where they intend to remove pupils from their rolls.

These are examples of what you may achieve and what you will need in the next 12 months:
You will learn from an experienced team committed to achieving the best outcomes for children and young people in Hertfordshire.

You will meet and work with a variety of professionals, including headteachers, social workers, family workers, magistrates, and the police. You will be expected to establish excellent working relationships with all professionals including your link schools.

You will learn and develop sound practice through an established induction programme and ongoing professional support.

You will be expected to have good admin skills to enable you to navigate Children’s Services databases and produce professional written documents such as court reports.

Job Reference: HCC23218



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