Attendance Champion for Primary School

Marchant Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Primary School is seeking an Attendance Officer to support pupils and families, ensuring regular attendance and safeguarding across the school. The role involves monitoring attendance, maintaining records, and working with staff to address attendance concerns.

You will contact families, identify patterns, and contribute to attendance interventions while keeping sensitive information confidential. A calm, professional approach and strong administration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in school administration or attendance roles.
• Strong record-keeping and data accuracy.
• Experience with school MIS (Arbor/SIMS) is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily pupil attendance and follow up unexplained absences.
• Maintain accurate attendance records in the school information system.
• Contact parents regarding absence, lateness and attendance concerns.
• Identify patterns of absence and raise issues with senior leaders.
• Collaborate with teachers and pastoral staff to improve attendance.
• Support attendance interventions and action plans.
• Prepare attendance reports and statistics for meetings.
• Keep records of communications and actions relating to attendance.
• Assist with meetings with parents and external agencies where appropriate.
• Build positive, professional relationships with families.

Skills

Administrative skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Arbor

SIMS

Job description

Birmingham Primary School is seeking an Attendance Officer to support pupils and families, ensuring regular attendance and safeguarding across the school. The role involves monitoring attendance, maintaining records, and working with staff to address attendance concerns.

You will contact families, identify patterns, and contribute to attendance interventions while keeping sensitive information confidential. A calm, professional approach and strong administration skills are essential.