Attendance and Pastoral Officer

Senploy; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Senploy is recruiting an Attendance & Pastoral Support Officer for a Further Education college in South Yorkshire. This temporary, full-time role (37 hours per week) focuses on improving attendance, engagement and achievement among learners.

You will be on-site across the campus, building relationships, identifying barriers to learning, and supporting behaviour. Close collaboration with students, parents, teaching teams and student services will be essential to progress learners into further

Qualifications

• Experience in pastoral support, student welfare, attendance monitoring, mentoring, behaviour support or a similar role.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage positively with a diverse range of learners.
• The confidence to challenge poor attendance and behaviour while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Experience identifying barriers to engagement and supporting individuals to make positive changes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve student attendance across the college campus.
• Proactively identify students at risk of disengagement and intervene.
• Build positive relationships with learners to understand barriers to attendance and achievement.
• Develop and implement individual action plans to improve attendance, behaviour and engagement.
• Engage parents and carers of students under 18 to encourage partnership working.
• Follow college safeguarding, behaviour management and incident reporting policies.

Skills

Attendance monitoring

Pastoral support

Student welfare

Behaviour support

Communication

Job description

Attendance & Pastoral Support Officer - Further Education

Location: South Yorkshire

Contract: Temporary, Full time

Hours: 37 hours

About the Role

Are you passionate about helping young people reach their full potential? Do you have the confidence and resilience to engage with students, improve attendance and support positive behaviour?

We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic Attendance & Pastoral Support Officer to join a Further Education college and play a key role in improving student attendance, engagement and achievement.

This is a highly visible, face-to-face role where you will spend much of your day around the college campus, building positive relationships with learners, identifying barriers to learning and encouraging students to make positive choices.

Working closely with students, parents/carers and teaching teams, you will help learners develop the attitudes, behaviours and life skills needed to succeed in education and progress into further study or employment.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve student attendance by visiting classrooms, communal areas and other key locations across the college campus.
• Monitor and improve student attendance by visiting classrooms, communal areas and other key locations across the college campus.
• Proactively identify students who are absent from lessons or at risk of disengaging from their studies.
• Proactively identify students who are absent from lessons or at risk of disengaging from their studies.
• Build positive and professional relationships with learners to understand barriers to attendance, participation and achievement.
• Build positive and professional relationships with learners to understand barriers to attendance, participation and achievement.
• Challenge poor attendance and inappropriate behaviour in a calm, consistent and supportive manner.
• Challenge poor attendance and inappropriate behaviour in a calm, consistent and supportive manner.
• Develop and implement individual action plans to improve attendance, behaviour and student engagement.
• Develop and implement individual action plans to improve attendance, behaviour and student engagement.
• Encourage students to return to lessons or access appropriate learning support, library facilities and study sessions.
• Encourage students to return to lessons or access appropriate learning support, library facilities and study sessions.
• Work collaboratively with curriculum teams, student services and administration colleagues to monitor attendance and follow up on absences.
• Work collaboratively with curriculum teams, student services and administration colleagues to monitor attendance and follow up on absences.
• Support students in developing positive attitudes, personal responsibility and effective life skills.
• Support students in developing positive attitudes, personal responsibility and effective life skills.
• Engage parents and carers of students under 18 to encourage partnership working and improvements in attendance.
• Engage parents and carers of students under 18 to encourage partnership working and improvements in attendance.
• Identify new and creative ways to motivate learners, celebrate progress and re-engage students at risk of falling behind.
• Identify new and creative ways to motivate learners, celebrate progress and re-engage students at risk of falling behind.
• Follow college policies and procedures, including safeguarding, behaviour management and incident reporting.
• Follow college policies and procedures, including safeguarding, behaviour management and incident reporting.

About You

We are looking for someone who is approachable, resilient and confident working with young people, including those who may be reluctant to engage or demonstrate challenging behaviours.

You will ideally have:

• Experience in pastoral support, student welfare, attendance monitoring, mentoring, behaviour support or a similar role.
• Experience in pastoral support, student welfare, attendance monitoring, mentoring, behaviour support or a similar role.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage positively with a diverse range of learners.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage positively with a diverse range of learners.
• The confidence to challenge poor attendance and behaviour while maintaining professional boundaries.
• The confidence to challenge poor attendance and behaviour while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Experience identifying barriers to engagement and supporting individuals to make positive changes.
• Experience identifying barriers to engagement and supporting individuals to make positive changes.
• The ability to remain calm and professional when managing challenging situations.
• The ability to remain calm and professional when managing challenging situations.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to follow up concerns, maintain accurate records and monitor progress.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to follow up concerns, maintain accurate records and monitor progress.
• A proactive, flexible and practical approach, with the confidence to spend much of the working day moving around a busy college campus.
• A proactive, flexible and practical approach, with the confidence to spend much of the working day moving around a busy college campus.
• An understanding of safeguarding and the importance of student welfare.
• An understanding of safeguarding and the importance of student welfare.

Experience within a Further Education college, sixth form, secondary school, alternative provision, youth work or a similar student-facing environment would be advantageous.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to young people's lives. You will play a vital role in helping learners overcome barriers, improve attendance, develop confidence and make the most of their educational opportunities.

If you are passionate about student engagement, positive behaviour and helping young people succeed, we would love to hear from you.