Attendance Officer

Job Opportunity: Attendance Officer – Tameside Area (Immediate Start) Are you an experienced, highly-organized individual with a passion for supporting student success and welfare? We are urgently seeking a dedicated Attendance Officer to join our team at a vibrant school in the Tameside area. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving student attendance and promoting a positive learning environment. Key Responsibilities: Monitor Attendance: Accurately track student attendance on a daily basis, ensuring all records are up to date and reflect current patterns. Engage with Families: Proactively liaise with parents and guardians to address attendance concerns and offer support for students facing challenges. Supportive Interventions: Work with students, staff, and families to identify barriers to good attendance and implement strategies to resolve them. Compliance & Reporting: Ensure attendance procedures comply with school policy and local authority guidelines. Prepare regular reports for senior leadership and assist with attendance audits. Attendance Improvement Plans: Work collaboratively with school leadership to develop and implement strategies aimed at improving attendance and reducing truancy. Key Skills & Experience: Previous experience in an administrative or school-based role, ideally as an Attendance Officer or in student welfare. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents. Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion. A proactive, solution-focused approach to addressing attendance challenges. Familiarity with school attendance software and record-keeping systems is desirable but not essential. The Ideal Candidate Will: Be compassionate and understanding, with the ability to build strong, trusting relationships with students and families. Be resilient and patient when faced with challenging situations, while maintaining professionalism at all times. Have a commitment to supporting the school’s ethos and values, with a focus on helping students thrive academically and emotionally. Why Join Us? Immediate Start: We are looking to fill this role as soon as possible, with a flexible start date to suit the right candidate. Supportive Team: You will be part of a welcoming and collaborative team, with a commitment to the success and well-being of every student. Professional Development: Opportunities for training and career development within a dynamic educational setting. Competitive Salary: A competitive salary, with additional benefits and a positive working environment. About the School: Our school is dedicated to providing an inclusive and nurturing environment where every student can succeed. We work closely with families and the wider community to ensure that all students have the support they need to achieve their full potential. As an Attendance Officer, you will play a vital role in maintaining our school’s high standards of attendance and ensuring students have the best chance for academic success. If you are enthusiastic, dedicated, and ready to make an impact on students’ lives, we want to hear from you! All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website