Melissa Paten
Peregian Springs,QLD
Summary
A dedicated Teacher Aide at Nambour State College, skilled in attendance tracking and student support services. Successfully collaborates with staff to address chronic absenteeism, enhancing student engagement. A keen willingness to learn new tasks and assist others. Known for maintaining a friendly demeanour. Demonstrates ability to collaborate effectively with staff and resolve attendance issues, achieving improved student engagement. Known for professionalism and reliability, adept at multitasking and maintaining composure under pressure.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher Aide / Attendance Officer
Department Of Education
07.2023 - Current
- Monitor and generate daily student attendance reports for teachers, addressing daily absences, chronic absenteeism, roll marking anomalies.
- Collaborate closely with Student Support, teachers, deans and executive staff to resolve and raise awareness of ongoing attendance reasons.
- Adjust student timetables to account for changes including exemptions, work experience, off campus activities etc. Data entry for suspensions, medical certificates entered into students' OneSchool profile.
- Generate fortnightly 3 and 10 day unexplained absence letters via OneSchool to parents/caregivers and letters of concern where attendance is 80% and below.
- Respond and action student absenteeism via phone, email and QParent.
- Produce data for year-level Pulse meetings to inform executive team decision making.
- Provide first aid support and medication to students as needed.
- Welcome and assist visitors at Student Services by responding to questions and identifying ways to effectively meet their needs
- Monitor student behaviour via Buddy system, assist teachers needing student relocation..
Education
High School Diploma -
Galen Catholic College
Wangaratta, VICSkills
- Student support services
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Punctual and reliable
- Effective multitasking
- Maintaining composure under pressure
- Attendance management
- Professionalism and friendliness
- Administrative support
Certification
- First Aid and CPR certificates
- Working with children card
- All Covid 19 and vaccinations
Timeline
Teacher Aide / Attendance Officer
Department Of Education
07.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Galen Catholic College
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