Job Description

Attendance Officer

14.20p/h

Own transport required

Full time Monday to Friday

Immediate start - ongoing role

Northampton

Attendance Officer provides a specialist attendance service across multiple academies, supporting schools to improve attendance, reduce persistent absence, and meet statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse attendance data across academies to identify trends, vulnerable groups, and areas of concern.
• Promote high levels of attendance and punctuality across all key stages and settings.
• Work directly with pupils and families to address barriers to attendance, including home visits where appropriate.
• Develop and monitor attendance improvement plans for targeted students and groups.
• Act as a key contact for attendance issues, offering guidance and challenge to parents/carers regarding legal attendance responsibilities.
• Support academy leaders and pastoral teams in implementing attendance strategies, systems, and interventions.
• Ensure unexplained absences are followed up promptly and accurately recorded.
• Maintain confidential attendance records and produce reports using MIS systems such as SIMS or Arbor.
• Support safeguarding procedures, escalate concerns appropriately, and work with external agencies including local authorities, social care, police, and health services.
• Assist with legal processes relating to non-attendance, including penalty notices, case preparation, and court attendance.
• Travel across multiple academy sites to provide consistent attendance support.

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