Attendance Manager

Frome Community College; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Frome College is seeking an Attendance Manager to join our pastoral team, overseeing attendance records across the college and coordinating interventions to promote excellent attendance. The role requires collaboration with students, families, colleagues and external agencies, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.

Working hours are 8:30am–4:15pm Monday–Thursday and 8:30am–5:00pm on Fridays during term time plus inset days, with a permanent contract starting ASAP.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently and sensitively in challenging situations.
• Good IT skills including Google Workspace and Microsoft applications.

Responsibilities

• Oversee attendance records for the college and ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate interventions to improve attendance and liaise with students, families and external agencies.
• Promote a culture of excellent attendance and welfare support following procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Verbal communication

Initiative

Teamwork

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Attendance Manager

37 hours per week Term Time plus Inset days

Grade 6 points 18 – 22 £32,578 - £34,811 per annum, prorata

Actual Salary £27,990 - £29,908 per annum

Permanent – Start date: ASAP

Frome College has an excitingopening for an Attendance Manager to become part of our outstandingpastoral team. The right candidate will collaborate with students, families,colleagues, and external agencies overseeing the operational management ofattendance throughout the college by ensuring attendance records are bothaccurate and compliant, coordinating appropriate interventions and promoting aculture of excellent attendance. Working 8:30am – 4:15pm Monday – Thursday and8:30am –5:00pm on Fridays.

The successful candidatewill:

• Have excellent writtenand verbal communication skills.
• The ability tocommunicate confidently and sensitively in challenging situations.
• Organise and undertakewelfare and home visits where appropriate. Use of own vehicle andappropriate business insurance are essential.
• The ability to workindependently, use initiative and follow procedures consistently.
• Have good IT skills,including Google Workspace and Microsoft applications.
• Ability to work in afast-moving environment
• Great sense of humourand a positive ‘can do’ attitude