:Aldar Academies are seeking an Attendance Officer for Bateen World Academy commencing immediately.Bateen World Academy is located in the center of the city of Abu Dhabi and is a hugely popular school based in a vibrant community. The school is a high achieving British and IB World School (Years 7 to 13) easily exceeding IB Diploma global averages year on year and achieving outstanding I/GCSE results. The school recently expanded into primary years, starting with FS2 to Year 3, and developed this year to include a full primary provision, FS2 to Year 6. The Primary Years Programme (PYP) is an exciting addition and provides the community with an all through school experience from FS1 to Year 13 offering PYP, UK and IB Diploma options.This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi\'s 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:Main Duties

• 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.
• Provide training for teachers on ADEK attendance updates and resolve errors in the system
• Daily support for teachers on attendance issues
• 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.
• Run absence reports and update Engage accordingly with new Emails and notifications.
• 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.
• 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 team

Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree Certificate

Minimum Experience

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

Job Specific Knowledge & Skill

• 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

WHAT WE OFFERAldar 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 including medical cover, flights, housing, and free child school places. 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 con-tribute 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.

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