Attendance Officer

Location: Birmingham (B7)

Contract type: Permanent, Full time

Start date: September 2025 or sooner for the right person

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Teaching Personnel are working with a school based in Birmingham city centre who are looking for an Attendance and Admissions Officer to join their team either ASAP or from September 2025.

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and highly organised attendance officer to join a dedicated team at a well-regarded Secondary school in the B7 area of Birmingham.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and track daily attendance, identifying patterns and causes for concern.
• Follow up absences with families and carers via phone calls, home visits and meetings.
• Work closely with pastoral staff and teaching staff to address attendance issues.
• Promote a culture of high attendance and punctuality throughout the school.
• Maintain accurate attendance data and produce reports for leadership and external bodies.

Requirements:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Previous experience in a school or similar environment is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with students, parents and staff.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection procedures.

How to apply:

Please send over your CV and cover letter detailing your suitability for the role. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.

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'.

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.