Attendance Adviser (Virtual School) – Warwickshire Attendance Service
37 hours per week – Full Time, All Year Round – 2-Year Temporary Contract
Salary Grade J (SCP 20 – 23)
About the Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Warwickshire Attendance Service, supporting the Virtual School. You’ll be part of a friendly, established team working in line with the statutory guidance Working together to improve school attendance (2024) and Promoting the education of looked-after children and previously looked after children, as well as the extended duties of the Virtual School Head for children with a social worker and those in kinship care arrangements. This role is central to ensuring that children in these cohorts receive the support they need to access education and improve attendance outcomes.
About the Role
As an Attendance Adviser (Virtual School), you will:
1. Deliver the four core local authority functions from Working together to improve school attendance (2024).
2. Analyse attendance data for Virtual School cohorts, to identify children who are persistently or severely absent or at risk of becoming so.
3. Support and advise on the development of individual support plans with schools, social workers, carers, and other professionals to remove barriers to attendance.
4. Attend Targeting Support Meetings when required and contribute to multi-agency planning and intervention.
5. Provide strategic advice and guidance to schools and multi-agency partners, including on whole school attendance strategies, coding, policy and systems.
6. Use a support-first approach to improve outcomes for children and young people, particularly those in care, previously looked-after, or with a social worker.
7. Escalate cases through formal legal processes where necessary, including Attendance Contracts, Parenting Orders, and Education Supervision Orders.
8. Maintain high-quality case records and contribute to service development.
9. Report regularly to the Virtual School Head and work with a high degree of independence as a representative of the local authority.
Full induction and training will be provided along with ongoing continuous professional development.
Key Requirements
We are seeking someone who:
10. Has experience of supporting children and families in education, social care or multi-agency settings.
11. Understands the challenges faced by children experiencing trauma, mental health issues, SEND, or the cost of living crisis.
12. Can manage a caseload effectively, maintain accurate records, and meet deadlines.
13. Has experience in analysing attendance data.
14. Is committed to safeguarding, equality, and continuous professional development.
We work in line with WCC agile working, and a large part of the role is independent working. The successful applicant will be delivering support across the local authority; therefore, you must be prepared and able to travel. The office base is Shire Hall, Warwick.
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
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Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
To discuss the role please contact:
Nici Scott-Moylan Attendance Service – Team Lead
Closing date: Wednesday 17th September 2025
Interview date: Friday 26th September 2025
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