Position Information
Home School Liaison Officers function as part of the Delivery Support team to support school practices that promote regular attendance. This support includes monitoring student attendance by conducting regular roll checks, identifying areas for development and emerging issues, collaborating with schools in the review, development and implementation of strategies to improve and promote attendance as an alternative to the Home School Liaison Program and collaborating with relevant parties in the development of student attendance improvement plans consistent with timeframes for non-attendance and non-enrolment cases.
Home School Liaison Officers document Home School Liaison Program casework and actions for accurate record keeping and analysis using identified systems, organise attendance meetings and conferences with parents, students and school staff and/or compile supporting documentation to ensure correct procedures are followed, if legal resolution is required, and liaise with government and non-government agencies and participate in operations to improve attendance.
This role is based at Hastings Secondary College Westport Campus, however resources the network of schools and works closely with the Delivery Support team.