Attendance & Family Support Coordinator

Simply Education Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Simply Education Ltd is supporting a Northampton-based secondary school in urgently recruiting an experienced Attendance Officer to start immediately and help improve student attendance.

You will work with Pastoral Leaders and the Senior Leadership Team to manage attendance data, enter absences into the MIS, liaise with families, generate weekly patterns, and coordinate the family support team to drive attendance improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in school attendance or pupil data management.
• Strong communication with parents and staff.
• Proficiency with MIS systems and attendance software.

Responsibilities

• Take accurate information from parents/carers regarding student absence by telephone, email or direct contact.
• Enter all notified absences (including lates) into the MIS using the correct attendance codes.
• Liaise with Pastoral Teams regarding vulnerable students not in school and coordinate attendance actions.
• Follow attendance procedures and send attendance letters as required.
• Collate, maintain and update attendance data and produce weekly analysis of patterns.

Job description

Simply Education Ltd is supporting a Northampton-based secondary school in urgently recruiting an experienced Attendance Officer to start immediately and help improve student attendance.

You will work with Pastoral Leaders and the Senior Leadership Team to manage attendance data, enter absences into the MIS, liaise with families, generate weekly patterns, and coordinate the family support team to drive attendance improvements.