ATTENDANCE LIAISON OFFICER

Lancashire County Council; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster High School, Crag Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3LS, requires an Attendance Liaison Officer to support pupils, families and staff to improve school attendance. The role is fixed-term until 31 August 2027, 37 hours per week, 08:00–16:00, term-time with 36 minutes lunch.

Salary scales £29,070–£33,119 (FTE) prorated for 0.85 of a full-time post. The post reports to the Attendance Manager and involves administrative duties, stakeholder liaison, and proactive attendance improvements

Qualifications

• Experience of administrative work.
• Experience of supporting families.
• Desirable: Level 2 English and Mathematics qualifications.
• Desirable: Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent support to attendance and pastoral teams, pupils and families.
• Assist attendance team in improving whole school attendance and communicating with stakeholders.
• Handle daily administrative tasks related to attendance and pastoral work.

Job description

Salary £29070to £ 33119FTE to be prorated to 0.85 part-time fraction

Lancaster High School, Crag Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3LS (588 on roll)

Tel: [phone]

School website: www.lancasterhigh.lancs.sch.uk

Summary Lancaster High School is seeking to appoint an Attendance Liaison Officer. The role is pivotal in supporting all pupils within our school fulfil their potential, working with pastoral colleagues, pupils and families to support whole school attendance.

Post: Attendance Liaison Officer
Fixed Term or Permanent: Temporary until 31 August 2027
Responsible to: Attendance Manager
Grade & Range: NJC Grade 6 (Point 11-19)

Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00, with 36 minutes unpaid lunch break. Flexible Working requests will be considered alongside this demand

Worked Weeks: Term-time only
Paid Weeks: 44.09

FTE Salary Range: £29,070 – £33,119

Actual Salary Range: £24,581 – £28,005

Start Date: 4 November 2026

Application Deadline: 9:00 on Monday 5 October 2026

Interview Date: Friday 9 October 2026

The purpose of the role is to provide excellent support to all colleagues within our attendance and pastoral teams as well as to our pupils and their families. You will be key colleague in improving attendance at school. The successful candidate will be highly organised, motivated and work with initiative. In addition to daily administrative tasks, key responsibilities will be to assist our attendance team in improving whole school attendance, communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

For details of the job description see the enclosed documents.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Essential Qualifications

• For details ofthe person's specification pleasesee the enclosed documents.

Desirable Qualifications

• Level 2 or equivalent qualification in English/Mathematics
• Driving Licence
• For details ofthe person's specification pleasesee the enclosed documents

Essential Experience

• Experience of administrative work
• Experience of supporting families
• For details ofthe person's specification pleasesee the enclosed documents

Desirable Experience

• Experience of working in pastoral
• Experience of working with attendance
• Experience of supporting pupils with challenging behaviour
• For details ofthe person's specification pleasesee the enclosed documents

Proposed Interview Date: 09/10/2026

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation Rehabilitation

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.