Job Description

Are you a highly organised and proactive Attendance Officer who is passionate about improving student attendance, engagement, and educational outcomes?

Reeson Education are recruiting a dedicated Attendance Officer to work in a supportive and inclusive school environment in Sheffield (S2) starting from September 2026. This role is ideal for an experienced education or administration professional who can build positive relationships with students and families while promoting excellent attendance and punctuality across the school.

About the Attendance Officer Role:

As an Attendance Officer, you will play a vital role in monitoring attendance, supporting students and families to overcome barriers to regular school attendance, and ensuring attendance procedures are implemented effectively in line with school policies.

Key Responsibilities as an Attendance Officer:

• Attendance Monitoring: Monitor daily attendance and punctuality, ensuring accurate records are maintained using the school's management information system.
• Attendance Improvement: Identify attendance concerns early and implement effective strategies to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence.
• Family Liaison: Build positive relationships with parents and carers, providing guidance and support to promote regular school attendance.
• Record Keeping & Reporting: Maintain accurate attendance records, prepare reports, and communicate attendance data to senior leaders and relevant staff.
• Multi-Agency Collaboration: Work closely with pastoral teams, safeguarding staff, local authorities, and external agencies to support students with attendance-related concerns.

To succeed as an Attendance Officer, you will need:

• Previous experience working as an Attendance Officer, Administrator, Pastoral Officer, or in a similar school-based role.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
• An enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to apply through Reeson Education.

Benefits as an Attendance Officer:

• Competitive daily rate of 105- 130, depending on experience.
• Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities.
• Access to ongoing professional development and training.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on student attendance, wellbeing, and educational achievement.

Please note: This role requires strong safeguarding awareness. All applicants must meet full safer-recruitment requirements, including holding an enhanced DBS on the update service or being willing to obtain one.

As an ethical and independent recruitment agency, Reeson Education provide high-quality teaching and support staff across the UK.

For more information or to apply for the Attendance Officer role, please contact our consultant Mitch Stringer:

Email:
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We look forward to welcoming a dedicated and professional Attendance Officer to our team.

Reeson Education:

Reeson Education is England's Premier Recruitment Agency. Established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists, we have built our business and reputation on the cores values of honesty, integrity and excellence.

We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.

At Reeson Education we work closely with a large network of Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across England. Our client base provides us with an abundance of available daily supply, long term and permanent opportunities across all age groups in all areas of London.

Reeson Education is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Please note, where a salary or daily rate range is stated, the higher rate applies to candidates who meet the enhanced experience, training or qualification requirements specified within the advert. All daily/hourly rates quoted are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%