At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage with families to improve student attendance and promote a positive culture.
- Company: Debden Park High School, a top-performing Academy in Essex.
- Benefits: Extensive staff development, career progression, and supportive work environment.
- Other info: Join a successful team dedicated to outstanding educational outcomes.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while working in a dynamic school community.
- Qualifications: Experience with families, strong communication skills, and a valid driving licence.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Position Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Full-time
Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 15/07/2026 Midnight
Date of Interviews: TBC
In Debden Park High School, staff feel that leaders are approachable and willing to listen. The opportunity for staff development is extensive and staff too are encouraged to 'Be Your Own Future.' Staff feel supported, empowered and proud to work at the school.
We are looking to appoint a highly experienced, committed Attendance Liaison Officer. You will engage with families to assess the reasons impacting on the attendance of individual students, ensuring that parents are made fully aware of their statutory responsibilities. You will also require an understanding of the laws surrounding attendance and compliance.
The successful candidate will be someone with an in-depth knowledge of attendance and who has the ability to work on their own initiative, have good organisational skills and work well under pressure. You will need excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to deal firmly and authoritatively with parents/carers.
The role will require the candidate to promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture. You will be able to create and use data to identify patterns of absence of individual students and ensure this information is available to Leadership and staff. You will provide direct support for parents/carers of students with attendance issues.
You will be required to follow-up on students' absences in order to improve attendance, communicate effectively and build relationships with families, staff and outside agencies. Experience of working with families and home visits would be an advantage. The successful applicant will need to hold a valid driving licence to carry out home visits.
Debden Park High School is a heavily oversubscribed Academy that constantly achieves outstanding outcomes for its students. Last year’s GCSE results put us in the top 10 most successful non-selective schools in Essex, and our growing Sixth Form – first opened in 2015 – achieved a 100% pass rate in our first set of A-Level results.
As a National Teaching School, we lead a family of schools as part of the Kemnal Academies Trust, providing exceptional career progression and bespoke CPD experiences for our staff, which has led to our middle and senior leadership teams being composed of many teachers who began their career with us.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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