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Tracking Officer

Tracking Officer (RC/01) Winchester, England

Salary: GBP10.8 - GBP10.8 per hour

Activities of the Role

The following section is intended to provide examples of the activities of this job.  These may vary to take account of changing priorities.

  • Take responsibility for the administration of electronic pupil files and maintain and update the Children Missing Education (CME) Tracker
  • Provide clear advice to schools, officers and colleagues in other local  authorities and organisations on all CME issues and off-rolling issues
  • Be aware of statutory framework regarding CME
  • Represent HCC at Partnership meetings
  • Handle applications for school places (advise schools and parents, proactively contact parents having difficulty with applications, maintain central admissions database and other records, prepare and issue formal correspondence, maintain systems for monitoring children missing education)
  • Provide administrative support (including data inputting and manipulation) for the annual school transfer and new entrants to reception
  • Provide administrative support to admissions officers in admission appeals work
  • Respond to queries from parents and schools

 

General

  • To undertake any other responsibilities and duties as appropriate to the

            nature and salary grade for the post.

  • This post, due to the nature of the work, is exempt from the provisions of

            section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974. Applicants are,

            therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions which, for

            the purposes, are spent under the provisions of the Act, and in the event    of employment, any failure to disclose such convictions could result in

            dismissal or disciplinary action by the Council.

 

Additional Information

Children’s Services is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

 

This post is subject to a Standard DBS check. As with all posts, the successful applicant will be required to provide proof of their right to work in the UK and, if they have lived abroad, overseas police clearance/s will need to be sought.

 

Person Specification

 

Essential Qualifications

 

 

• Formal qualification beyond GCSE (or equivalent)

 

 

 

Desirable Qualifications

 

• IT qualification(s)

• Educated to A Level (or equivalent) standard

 

 

Essential Knowledge,  Skills and Experience

 

 

•  Previous office experience

•  Sound and demonstrable knowledge of IT packages, Word, Excel, Access including use of in-built functions

• An ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities

• A high standard of organisational skills

• Accurate and efficient keyboard skills

• Good communication skills

• Good literacy skills

• Ability to respect confidentiality

• Ability to work well as a team member

Desirable skills and knowledge

• Experience of work in a similar environment

 

 

Working Conditions

The following section provides an outline of the working conditions that may be encountered in this role.

Display Screen Equipment

Use of desktop PC

 

Job Characteristics

Occasional verbal abuse and/or aggression

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