Attendance Officer - Al Yasmina Academy-220000AN

Job Description

Attendance Officer - Al Yasmina Academy - (220000AN)DescriptionAldar Academies are currently seeking an outstanding Attendance Officer for Al Yasmina Academy in Abu Dhabi to start as soon as possible.Al Yasmina Academy is an outstanding English Curriculum school in the beautiful city of Abu Dhabi. With our globally recognised and admired curriculum, dedicated and passionate practitioners and outstanding teaching and learning, Al Yasmina Academy is an exceptional place to work. It has an exciting, diverse and progressive learning community that annually produces some of the very best I/GCSE and A Level results in the UAE. Our learning culture is under pinned by our core values of excellence, respect, passion, collaboration and creativity allowing all students to thrive. Furthermore, the Academy is extremely proud of its recent ADEK inspection, which rated Al Yasmina Academy as Outstanding in all six performance standards, putting it amongst the top schools in the UAE and Middle East.This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabis leading school group.The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.Responsibilities To lead and manage the data platform of Engage and ESIS to support with Attendance reports To work with all school staff and ADEK on attendance and absent reports and disseminate these through the correct channels Manage and constantly maintain the ESIS platform Prepare ESIS attendance report and submit it to ADEK daily Update Attendance and Absence Emails for all absences. Run absence reports and update Engage accordingly with new Emails and notifications. Provide training for teachers on ADEK attendance updates and resolve errors in the system Daily support for teachers on attendance issues Prepare weekly reports for management review Forward absence Emails to the relevant tutors Prepare communications (Letters, certificates, Emails, reports) to be sent to parents and Heads accordingly. Save students sick leave certificates to DMS on Engage system. Liaise with heads of Departments regarding students attendance reports when required. Deliver high quality customer service to parents and staff, representing the Academy in a professional manner. Attend and participate in relevant meetings, workshops and trainings as required. Have a strong knowledge of the key information about the Academy. Undertake word processing and other IT based tasks e.g. database, excel, internet research. First line of contact with HQ on Engage and Attendance reports Assist with tasks assigned as and when required by the management team. Perform other duties as requested by direct and dotted line reporting managers. Provide general administrative support to all the admin teamQualificationsMinimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree Required

• At least 2 years of experience in an administrative role in the region.
• Previous experience in the Education sector is preferable

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Fluent English and Arabic communication skills, written and oral
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent office management skills
• Proficient in operating PC, Facsimile, Photocopier, Telex, and various office machines, including working knowledge of prevailing popular application software and spreadsheets.
• A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check

Aldar Academies are a family of world-class, child centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate over 25,000 students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school leaders.We offer an attractive remuneration package, our future focused learning model includes both students and staff and so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching and training.Successful candidates will have access to a wide network of professionals and opportunities to both lead and contribute to training others as well as developing themselves.Aldar Academies are keen to hear from like-minded, forward thinking school leaders who would welcome the challenge and opportunities that we have to offer.This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.#LI-HR@AYA-AFNPrimary Location: UAE-Abu DhabiJob: EducationOrganization: Admin SupportSchedule: RegularShift: StandardJob Type: Full-timeDay JobJob Posting: May 23, 2022, 9:33:57 AM

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