Attendance Officer - Ref: CH04122

Grade G6 - Salary £23,953 - £28,226
(Pro-rata to hours, approx. £9,710.67 to £11,442.97 per annum)

This is a part-time all year-round, 15 hours per week position.

Would you like to join a team of highly trained, enthusiastic and dedicated professionals?

If yes, we have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and efficient individual who is looking for a new challenge to become part of our Education Attendance Service. 

As a valued member of our team, your support is needed to provide help and assistance to our customers in all aspects of the education attendance provision.

About the role:

All attendance officers work independently, carrying out interventions which set out to improve school attendance.  

What we expect of you:

• You will fulfil Local Authority statutory obligations, which set out to protect children’s rights to an education. 
• You will conduct home visits, parental meetings and supporting schools to raise the participation of children and young people at risk of becoming persistently absent.
• You will also attend specialist meetings to support the service with required duties.

Why work for us:

As an employer, we provide an attractive employment package that includes:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus concessionary days and a flexible working scheme (pro rata for part-time)
   
• Access to an award winning pension scheme
   
• Recent development of the working environment which has created a modern professional space in which to work with improved technology that allows agile working
   
• Promotion of training and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills
   
• A genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and customers – we aim to employ a representative workforce that reflects the communities we serve
   

Interested? If you would like to know more, please contact Robyn Turner or Jaseen kweku on 01922 652860 or email:
robyn.turner@walsall.gov.uk  or jaseen.kweku@walsall.gov.uk 

We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application.

View: Job Description and Employee Specification
View: Information for Applicants 

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. 

Closing Date: Tuesday 28th June 2022

Interviews to be held w/c 11th July 2022

For this role, completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) / Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check is required.