Attendance Officer - Mabel Park State High School

Mabel Park State High School is currently accepting applications for an Attendance Officer to join our Student Engagement Team on a full-time temporary basis from 15 April 2024 to 13 December 2024, unless otherwise determined.

We take great pride in the richness of our diversity, embracing the 71 cultures represented by our cohort, united in a community committed to inclusion, connection and belonging. We eagerly look forward to welcoming those who share our vision and are committed to shaping the future success of our students.

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 with 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 Mabel Park State High School

Our school prides itself on educating boys and girls within the Logan City community. This is expressed both in terms of our student's academic results and their development as lifelong learners.

We know that we prepare our students well for a future in a complex, challenging world which is constantly changing and evolving. As this process of change occurs our staff continues to innovate and remain at the forefront of proven and effective teaching and learning practices.

Students at Mabel Park also learn beyond the walls of the classroom. Extra-curricular activities include sport, art, drama and a vast variety of activities which will be organised and supervised during lunchtimes by staff who have volunteered to do those activities.

About the Role

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 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.
• Monitor attendance as a means of increasing awareness of students experiencing problems, and to allow for intervention before such problems get out of hand, and provide this information and advice to assist teachers with managing students with non-attendance issues.

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). 

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )