PASS 324 - Attendance Support Officer

ATTENDANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Posted May 21, 2026

Internal and External

Date of Appointment: Immediately

1 Permanent Position: Vacancy

Reporting to: Senior Manager, Labour &

Employee Relations

Description:

• Implementing,

  administering and coordinating the Board's Attendance Support Policy.

• Monitoring,

  analyzing, tracking and identifying trends of absenteeism through

  attendance data.

• Monitoring

  and maintaining current and historical absence and vacation data for all

  Board employees.

• Producing

  statistical and analytical reports on absence occurrences for all employee

  groups.

• Providing

  appropriate support within the scope of the position.

Key Accountabilities:

• Daily

  absence reporting, notifying individuals of their status as per the

  Attendance Support Policy;

• Facilitates

  and leads attendance support meetings held with employees and their union

  representatives to understand reasons for absenteeism and to develop

  strategies or accommodation plans to support regular attendance

• Ensures

  that absence reporting protocol is being adhered to at all times and works

  collaboratively with Principals, Managers and Supervisors regarding staff

  absences;

• Completes

  the year end process for absence records (annual statement, rollover of

  credits, allocation of new credits) as required for different employee

  groups;

• Monitors

  and adjusts data transferred from the Board's Absence Reporting system

  into the Boards current HRIS system;

• Produces

  statistical and analytical reports on absenteeism as required;

• Works

  closely with other HR staff and schools verifying data for attendance

  support purposes;

• Supports

  enhancements to systems and processes to improve data quality and

  operational efficiencies

• Performs

  other duties as required and assigned

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary

  diploma/degree in Human Resources Management or equivalent;

• Preferred

  3-4 years' experience in areas of attendance support, disability mgmt.,

  labour relations or related field;

• Minimum

  CHRP or working towards

• Preferred

  experience in school board environment;

• Experience

  working with a highly unionized setting;

• Proven

  interpersonal and communication skills;

• Proven

  computer skills working with different software applications, ie Excel,

  Word etc. Ability to learn and utilize new software packages completely is

  essential;

• Willingness

  to work in a team environment;

• Some

  travel may be required

Location: Human Resources Department

Fr. Kennedy Catholic Education Centre

Salary: P.A.S.S. Category 5 ($70,872.00 -

$88,588.00)

Last date for consideration: Thursday, May 28, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m.

Applicants shall submit a resume and cover letter on Apply

to Education.

Please include the full posting title within the subject

line. Thank you to all applicants who submit their application. Please note

that consideration will be given to those applicants who submitted a complete

package. Only those applicants eligible for an interview will be contacted.

Schools and administrative sites within the

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB) give witness to the

truth that Jesus Christ is the foundation and the heart of Catholic Education

and the centre of its community. Central to this vibrant and student focused

system is a vision of students as uniquely created in the image of God. This

commitment is expressed and realized in the Board's Mission which is:

“In union with our Bishop, to enable all learners to realize the fullness of humanity of which our Lord

Jesus Christ is the model”

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board (HWCDSB)

is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and hiring of qualified

staff who reflect the diversity of students and our community. We actively

encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current

barriers to equity, including, but not limited to:

• First

  Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;

• members

  of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry,

  colour or place of origin;

• persons

  with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities.

In our efforts to ensure an inclusive, diverse and

representative workforce, HWCDSB will:

• value,

  promote and encourage the hiring of staff from under- represented

  communities;

• value

  applicants' additional experiences, lived experience, skills, backgrounds

  and perspectives

• collect

  voluntary self-identification data from applicants in accordance with the

  Ontario Human Rights Code, HWCDSB's Teacher Hiring Practices

  Administrative Procedures, and Ontario's Anti - Racism Data Standards.

Where the required skills, ability and qualifications of

candidates are relatively equal,

candidates who self-identity as a member of one or more

under-represented groups may be selected.

The HWCDSB is also an equal opportunity employer that is

committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. We

also recognize our duty to accommodate and foster a culture of inclusion. We

will provide accommodations during the hiring process. If an accommodation is

required, please inform the Human Resources Team or Hiring Manager in advance

of any part of the process. All information received relating to a candidate's

required accommodation will be addressed confidentially.