Position
Attendance Officer.
Start date: 1 May 2026 (with handover day in April to be agreed).
Salary: APT&C Scale 6/S01 point 16 to 25 (£34,488 to £39,276 FTE; £31,145 - £35,469 Actual).
Hours: 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:15am to 4:00pm. Term time (which includes 5 INSET days) plus 2 weeks for administrative support = 41 weeks per annum.
Key Responsibilities
* To promote and enforce regular school attendance and good punctuality, to undertake case work and to provide effective support to students, families and school staff.
Specific Duties
* To support key staff in monitoring attendance of all students throughout the school to identify attendance concerns.
* To co-operate and exchange information with parents and carers, relevant school staff and other appropriate agencies, regarding student attendance and welfare issues.
* To promote the importance of good attendance and punctuality to students and parents and carers – e.g. through attendance at parent’s evenings, contributions to assemblies.
* To work with key staff in identifying any concerning trends in overall absence patterns, and to develop and promote effective strategies for addressing these issues.
* To support key staff in identifying and reducing parental-condoned absence and lateness after registration.
* To investigate absence and improve attendance rates through providing support and advice to families and enforcing attendance legislation where necessary.
* To work with parents and carers to promote good attendance and to address other issues. This may include home visits.
* To formally monitor the attendance of Looked After Children and those students subject to a Child Protection Plan.
* To plan, prioritise and review open case referrals in consultation with line manager.
* To contribute to the Year 6 transition process in liaison with key staff and other appropriate agencies.
* To liaise with other schools where appropriate (e.g. issues with siblings’ attendance).
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