Position Details
Attendance Liaison Officer
Debden Park High School, Loughton
Position Type: Administration
Pay Range: £32,061 to £35,412
Position Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Full-time
Contract Term: Permanent
Responsibilities
- Engage with families to assess reasons impacting students’ attendance and ensure parents are aware of statutory responsibilities.
- Apply knowledge of attendance laws and compliance requirements.
- Promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture within the school.
- Create and use data to identify patterns of absence at an individual student level, providing information to leadership and staff.
- Offer direct support to parents/carers of students with attendance issues.
- Follow up on students’ absences to improve attendance, communicate effectively and build relationships with families, staff and outside agencies.
Qualifications & Skills
- In-depth knowledge of attendance and related legislation.
- Ability to work independently, with strong organisational skills and the capacity to perform under pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to deal firmly and authoritatively with parents/carers.
Experience
- Experience working with families and conducting home visits is an advantage.
Additional Requirements
- Holder of a valid driving licence to carry out home visits.
- All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people and will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
About the School
Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed Academy consistently achieving outstanding outcomes for its students. Last year’s GCSE results placed the school in the top 10 most successful non-selective schools in Essex, and the Sixth Form, opened in 2015, achieved a 100% pass rate in its first set of A-Level results. As a National Teaching School, the school leads a family of schools within the Kemnal Academies Trust, offering exceptional career progression and bespoke CPD experiences for staff.
