Attendance Improvement Co-ordinator - Secondary School | Strood

Simply Education Ltd; Rochester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Simply Education Ltd is seeking an Attendance Improvement Co-ordinator for a Secondary School in Strood (temporary maternity cover). The role focuses on improving attendance and punctuality by working with pupils, families and school staff to remove barriers to education.

You will monitor attendance trends, implement targeted interventions and maintain accurate records while safeguarding and GDPR compliance are priorities. Monday-Thursday 8:00–16:00, Friday 8:00–15:30, on-site in Strood.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within school attendance, pastoral support, inclusion, family liaison, safeguarding or a similar role.
• Experience working with children, young people and families.
• Understanding of persistent absence and barriers to school attendance.
• Confidence holding professional and sensitive conversations with parents/carers.
• Strong administration, organisation and data-handling skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils and families.
• Understanding of safeguarding and pupil welfare.
• Confidence working collaboratively with school staff and external professionals.
• Excellent attention to detail and maintaining confidential records.
• Proactive, resilient and compassionate approach.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and analysing attendance, punctuality and persistent absence data.
• Identifying attendance concerns and implementing appropriate interventions.
• Working directly with pupils and parents to understand and overcome barriers to attendance.
• Conducting attendance meetings and maintaining accurate records and agreed actions.
• Managing first-day absence procedures and following up unexplained absences.
• Developing and supporting individual attendance improvement plans.
• Monitoring pupils at risk of becoming persistently absent.
• Liaising with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams.
• Preparing attendance reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting families with attendance expectations, procedures and available support.
• Escalating attendance concerns where there may be a safeguarding or welfare risk.
• Ensuring all information is handled confidentially and in line with GDPR and school policies.

Skills

Attendance data analysis

Pastoral support

Safeguarding

Interventions planning

Data handling

Relationship building

Confidentiality

Job description

Attendance Improvement Co-ordinator - Secondary School

Are you an experienced Attendance, Pastoral or Student Support professional who is passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to education?

I'm currently working with a Secondary Academy in Strood who are looking for an Attendance Improvement Co-ordinator to provide temporary maternity cover within their team.

This is a key role within the academy, working closely with pupils, families, pastoral and safeguarding teams and external agencies to improve attendance, punctuality and engagement.

Location and Hours

Strood, Medway

Temporary - currently until the end of November, with potential to change/extend

Monday-Thursday: 8:00am-4:00pm

Friday: 8:00am-3:30pm

Secondary Academy

Secondary Academy

About the Role

Your core focus will be to improve pupil attendance and punctuality, identifying barriers to attendance and putting effective interventions in place to help pupils access their education and achieve their potential.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and analysing attendance, punctuality and persistent absence data
• Identifying attendance concerns and trends early and implementing appropriate interventions
• Working directly with pupils and parents/carers to understand and overcome barriers to attendance
• Conducting attendance meetings and maintaining accurate records and agreed actions
• Managing first-day absence procedures and following up unexplained absences
• Developing and supporting individual attendance improvement plans
• Monitoring pupils at risk of becoming persistently absent
• Working closely with pastoral, safeguarding and SEND teams
• Liaising with the Local Authority, Education Welfare Services and other external agencies
• Preparing attendance reports and maintaining accurate records
• Supporting families with attendance expectations, procedures and available support
• Escalating attendance concerns where there may be a safeguarding or welfare risk
• Ensuring all information is handled confidentially and in line with GDPR and school policies

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience within school attendance, pastoral support, inclusion, family liaison, safeguarding or a similar role
• Experience working with children, young people and families
• A good understanding of persistent absence and barriers to school attendance
• Confidence holding professional and sometimes sensitive conversations with parents/carers
• Strong administration, organisation and data-handling skills
• The ability to build positive relationships with pupils and families
• An understanding of safeguarding and pupil welfare
• Confidence working collaboratively with school staff and external professionals
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate and confidential records
• A proactive, resilient and compassionate approach