Attendance Officer
Help shape brighter futures by leading on attendance and reducing barriers to learning through timely, impactful support.
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: £21,017.48 Actual (£25,331.59 FTE)
Contract: 37 hours per week / 38 weeks per year
Closing Date: Monday 4th August, 2025 at 12:00pm
Are you passionate about helping young people thrive in education?
Join our team as an Attendance Officer and play a key role in improving student progress. You’ll work closely with curriculum teams and families to boost attendance, reduce persistent absence and champion the value of learning.
This is your chance to make a lasting impact in a role that truly matters.
Attendance Officer
To support the College in raising student progress by improving attendance and reducing persistent absence. The postholder will provide a specialist attendance service within curriculum that promotes positive attitudes toward education among students and their families. The postholder will provide a professional, efficient and effective administration of student attendance and punctuality, ensuring that interventions are timely and impactful, in accordance with our organisational values:
Equality Empowerment Respect Sustainability
Role Responsibilities:
- Monitor and record student attendance, identifying patterns and trends.
- Work with students, families and staff to address barriers to attendance.
- Develop and implement attendance improvement plans for students.
- Provide regular reports on attendance to senior management and other stakeholders.
- Liaise with external agencies and services to support students’ attendance and wellbeing.
- Promote a positive attendance culture within the College, emphasising the importance of regular attendance for academic and personal development.
- Actively support the College to ensure that we fulfil our mission and achieve our strategic goals.
- Follow up and make necessary referrals to colleagues in respect of student attendance or extenuating circumstances affecting attendance.
- Monitor and report on the attendance at a cross-college level and make recommendations, when necessary, on how to improve monitoring systems.
- Make recommendations to colleagues where student disciplinary measures should be started.
General Responsibilities for all Staff:
- Ensure that all beneficiaries are treated with dignity and respect.
- Empower students and day service users to maintain their personal independence and confidentiality.
- Contribute positively to a high-quality teaching, learning and working environment.
- Comply with health & safety and safeguarding regulations.
- Any other reasonable duties commensurate with role as required.
We shortlist candidates based on essential and desirable criteria. We evidence the attributes using the application form and qualification certificates, and during interviews and skill tests.
Education & Qualifications
| Attribute | Criteria | Evidence |
| GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/c or above (or equivalent) | Essential | Application |
| Educated to A Level or above | Desirable | Application |
| Level 2 in Understanding Autism | Desirable | Application |
Experience, Knowledge & Abilities
| Attribute | Criteria | Evidence |
| Experience working with young people with autism in an educational setting | Desirable | Application form, Interview |
| Understanding of autism and issues affecting attendance | Desirable | Application form, Interview |
| Ability to develop and implement effective attendance strategies | Desirable | Application form, Interview |
| Previous experience in a similar role | Desirable | Application form, Interview |
| Recording information and writing reports with attention to detail | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Working to tight deadlines | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding in an educational setting | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Able to work unsupervised and act upon own initiative | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Awareness of GDPR and confidentiality in relation to your role | Essential | Application form, Interview |
Interpersonal Skills & Qualities
| Attribute | Criteria | Evidence |
| Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with young people with autism and their families | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Ability to build rapport and trust with young people with autism | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Ability to work effectively as part of a team | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Able to communicate effectively with external stakeholders such as Local Authority | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Flexible and adaptable in your approach to the job | Essential | Application form, Interview |
| Willingness to travel across all sites | Essential | Application form, Interview |
Note: This job description and person specification is not an exhaustive description – it is a guide and will be subject to review to meet the service / business needs.