Attendance Officer

Harlington School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Harlington School is seeking a proactive Attendance Officer to join our pastoral team. You will monitor attendance daily, liaise with students, families and external agencies, and support admissions processes to ensure smooth transitions.

This role requires excellent organisation, strong communication, and resilience in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on safeguarding, wellbeing and helping every student achieve their best.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with strong administrative skills.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people and able to work effectively under pressure.
• Committed to making a positive difference to the lives of young people and to helping every student be the best version of themselves.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and contribute to a positive school community.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance daily and identify emerging concerns, providing early intervention and support as needed to improve attendance across the school.
• Build positive relationships with students, families, staff and external agencies; maintain accurate attendance records; ensure attendance concerns are addressed promptly.
• Recognise the link between attendance, safeguarding, wellbeing and academic achievement, and act to support these areas accordingly.
• Support the school's admissions processes, including student admissions, transition arrangements, and maintaining accurate records.

Skills

Organised

Administrative skills

Communication skills

Resilience under pressure

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a proactive, organised and approachable Attendance Officer to join our dedicated pastoral team. This is a key role within the school, helping to ensure every student has the best opportunity to succeed through excellent attendance and punctuality. Working closely with students, families, staff and external agencies, you will monitor attendance daily, identify emerging concerns, provide early intervention and support, and contribute to improving attendance across the school. You will build positive relationships with parents and carers, maintain accurate attendance records, and ensure that attendance concerns are addressed promptly, recognising the vital link between attendance, safeguarding, wellbeing and academic achievement. Alongside attendance responsibilities, you will also support the school's admissions processes, including student admissions, transition arrangements and maintaining accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance daily and identify emerging concerns, providing early intervention and support as needed to improve attendance across the school.
• Build positive relationships with students, families, staff and external agencies; maintain accurate attendance records; ensure attendance concerns are addressed promptly.
• Recognise the link between attendance, safeguarding, wellbeing and academic achievement, and act to support these areas accordingly.
• Support the school\'s admissions processes, including student admissions, transition arrangements, and maintaining accurate records.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with strong administrative skills.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people and able to work effectively under pressure.
• Committed to making a positive difference to the lives of young people and to helping every student be the best version of themselves.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and contribute to a positive school community.