Job Description
Vacancy: Temporary Full-time AO3 Head of Year (HoY) Attendance Officer
36.25 hours per week plus ADO; Monday to Friday
Location: Kelvin Grove State College – Middle/Senior Campus
Duration: 28 January, 2025 – 27 June, 2025 (with high possibility of extension)
Mandatory: Successful applicant must hold a Paid Blue Card before commencement
Closing Date: Thursday 23 January, 2025
Kelvin Grove State College is a Prep to 12 College located in inner city Brisbane, leading the way in innovation and State education. The school has exceptional academic and university programs, digital technology and entrepreneurial programs, and futures-focused industry partnerships and pathways equipping students with the skills and knowledge required to meet the global challenges of the future.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties will 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.
• 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.
• Forge links between the school and families of students who show persistent absence from school to
encourage students’ continuous attendance at school, assist teachers addressing these barriers to
school attendance, and contribute to the development and implementation of strategies and procedures
to counter causes of school nonattendance.
• Identify barriers to students attending school and achieving outcomes by referral to appropriate support
services.
• Provide administrative support including assistance at the student counter, assistance in managing
variations to student timetables (e.g., off campus activities, etc.).
APPLICATION PROCESS:
1. Interested applicants should submit a one-page response outlining your suitability for the role referring
to the key responsibilities outlined above.
2. A maximum 2-page CV including contact details of 2 referees, one of whom should be your current
supervisor. Enquiries and applications should be directed and emailed to Jodie Hilton, Business
Manager jhilt28@eq.edu.au