About the role
Attendance Welfare Officer
Bishopton Pupil Referral Unit- Billingham
Temporary / Short-Term Support | 3–4 Days per Week
£85-£95 per day.
Immediate start.
Bishopton Pupil Referral Unit is seeking an Attendance Welfare Officer to provide short-term support and help strengthen our existing team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in monitoring, tracking and reporting on pupil attendance, supporting our work with some of the most vulnerable young people in secondary education.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Monitor daily attendance and punctuality across the PRU
2. Maintain accurate attendance records and reports
3. Identify patterns, concerns and improvements in attendance
4. Liaise with staff, pupils and families to support attendance strategies
5. Work collaboratively with the wider pastoral and safeguarding team
6. Provide additional capacity and support to the attendance and welfare function
About You:
7. Experience working with young people, ideally in a school, PRU or alternative provision setting
8. Strong organisational and communication skills
9. An understanding of attendance, welfare and safeguarding within education
10. Calm, resilient and able to build positive relationships with pupils and staff
11. Able to work flexibly as part of a small, supportive team
Contract Details:
12. 3–4 days per week (initially)
13. Short-term / temporary role to bolster the team
14. Start date: as soon as possible (or by agreement)
This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pupil engagement and attendance within a supportive PRU environment.
About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.
We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.