Attendance Officer - Pimlico State High School

Permanent

job

recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/NQR674047/25P

Closing date January 18, 2026

Location Townsville region

Status

Permanent

Contact

07 4759 3444

About this job

About Us:

Pimlico State High School has a strong tradition of academic excellence and service to the community. A Pimlico education strives to develop young people of purpose, responsibility, resilience, compassion and innovation. Our CARE philosophy of cooperation, appreciation, respect and effort, aims to provide a supportive environment to enable all members of our school community to develop to their full potential.

Pimlico's curriculum and our vision for learning embrace the notions of global citizenship and international mindedness. Pimlico is also renowned for the excellence of our performing arts programs, particularly within instrumental music.

About the Role:

Responsibilities include, but not limited to;

• Attendance administration: Manage administrative processes for the School Attendance Policy, including recording planned and unplanned student absences via QParents, phone calls, texts and emails, unmarked roll follow-up, student exits/exclusions, and processing exemptions and leave forms.
• Monitoring and reporting absences: Coordinate with year level Deputy Principals regarding unexplained absence letters, track chronic absenteeism, and collect and analyse attendance data to identify patterns and reasons for absences.
• Student support and intervention: Provide attendance data and reports to the senior executive and student support teams to support interventions for students experiencing attendance and engagement challenges.
• Family engagement and attendance strategies: Build and maintain links between the school and families of students with persistent absences, assist teachers in addressing attendance barriers, and contribute to the development and implementation of strategies to improve school attendance.
• Support services and general office duties: Identify barriers to attendance and refer at-risk students to appropriate support services, while undertaking general office responsibilities such as filing, answering phones, first aid support and front counter assistance.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to apply:

• Please submit a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Application Downloads

Applicant Information Package.pdf

NQR674047_25P - Role Description.pdf