Attendance Officer

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Chorus Trust in the East Midlands is seeking a part-time Attendance Officer to support our school for the academic year. The role focuses on improving student attendance and punctuality, setting high expectations, and building strong relationships with families and pupils.

You will conduct home visits, work within attendance policies, and coordinate with staff and external agencies to remove barriers to regular attendance.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering attendance improvement initiatives.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and families.
• Experience liaising with external agencies to support attendance

Responsibilities

• Promote good attendance and reduce absence in line with school policy.
• Set high expectations for attendance and punctuality among students.
• Undertake home visits to engage with families and understand barriers to attendance.
• Collaborate with staff and external partners to support pupils' regular school attendance.

Skills

Attendance policy implementation

Student support

Parent liaison

Job description

Closing date: 13 September 2026

We are looking to appoint a part time Attendance Officer temporary for the academic year to support our current postholder. This presents an opportunity to join an inclusive and ambitious school and to have an impact on improving student attendance. It involves setting high expectations for the attendance and punctuality of students, promoting good attendance, reducing absence and building strong relationships with families and students to understand barriers to attending school.

The purpose of this post is to focus on improving student attendance and reducing the number of persistent absentees within school, and to undertake home visits. We welcome applications from candidates who have experience of:

• Working on attendance within specified policy and procedures


• Direct support work with students and parents and can build positive relationships


• Liaising with other agencies to share information about young people

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