Attendance Officer

Shaw Education Trust; Uttoxeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

DiscountForTeachers scheme

Job summary

Shaw Education Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Attendance Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to join Kidsgrove secondary and support attendance at Kidsgrove primary.

The role focuses on monitoring attendance, analysing patterns, and working with pupils, families and external agencies to remove barriers to regular attendance while supporting safeguarding as part of the Designated Safeguarding Team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse daily attendance, identifying patterns, trends and concerns.
• Work proactively with pupils and families to improve attendance and punctuality.
• Follow up unexplained and persistent absences in line with school procedures.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and prepare reports for senior leaders.
• Work alongside pastoral and inclusion teams to develop effective attendance support plans.
• Liaise with parents/carers, external agencies and professionals where appropriate.
• Support the school in meeting its attendance targets and statutory responsibilities.
• Contribute to attendance meetings, reviews and interventions.
• Support the DSL with safeguarding responsibilities and deputise when required.
• Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns and ensure these are recorded and followed up.
• Promote a culture where safeguarding, attendance and pupil welfare are everyone's responsibility.
• Maintain confidentiality and work in accordance with safeguarding, information-sharing and data protection requirements.

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised and committed Attendance Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) to join our dedicated school team. This post will be based at Kidsgrove Secondary School, but the role also involves supporting attendance at Kidsgrove Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who understands the important link between excellent attendance, safeguarding and positive outcomes for children and young people. You will play a key role in driving improvements in attendance across the school, while also supporting the school's safeguarding arrangements as part of the Designated Safeguarding Team. As Attendance Officer, you will take responsibility for monitoring, analysing and improving attendance across the school. You will work closely with pupils, parents/carers, pastoral teams, school leaders and external agencies to identify barriers to attendance and put effective support in place. You will be confident having sensitive and sometimes challenging conversations with families, while maintaining a supportive and solution-focused approach. You will also ensure that attendance procedures are followed consistently and that appropriate action is taken where attendance concerns arise. Alongside your attendance responsibilities, you will undertake DDSL duties, supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead in promoting a strong safeguarding culture across the school. You will help ensure that safeguarding concerns are identified, recorded, followed up and escalated appropriately, always putting the welfare of our pupils first.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse daily attendance, identifying patterns, trends and concerns.
• Work proactively with pupils and families to improve attendance and punctuality.
• Follow up unexplained and persistent absences in line with school procedures.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and prepare reports for senior leaders.
• Work alongside pastoral and inclusion teams to develop effective attendance support plans.
• Liaise with parents/carers, external agencies and professionals where appropriate.
• Support the school in meeting its attendance targets and statutory responsibilities.
• Contribute to attendance meetings, reviews and interventions.
• Support the DSL with safeguarding responsibilities and deputise when required.
• Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns and ensure these are recorded and followed up.
• Promote a culture where safeguarding, attendance and pupil welfare are everyone's responsibility.
• Maintain confidentiality and work in accordance with safeguarding, information-sharing and data protection requirements.

The sole ethos for the school community is 'if you do the small things right, big things can happen.' Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future and we are passionate about the personal development of the student body. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring the school is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Kidsgrove Secondary School is a great place to learn and a great place to work with a family feel which provides a real strength of collective working and strong relationships. The school is underpinned by a set of Core Values that underpins the whole school achievement culture, that has rewards and celebration at its heart. The school has been recognised nationally as the 10th most improved school for outcomes in 2024, which demonstrates the relentless drive and focus. The school has an innovative digital strategy that sees all students and staff receive an iPad to support their learning. The Digital Strategy is fundamental to the school's vision of achieving digital skills for life. The digital technology delivers to every classroom opportunity for cutting edge assessment for learning techniques and interactive lesson resources. This approach has reinvigorated learning and helps students to develop independence and enquiry skills. This combined with a technology hub that has the possibilities to bring the curriculum to life. This ethos applies equally to the staff. We believe in empowering our staff to be aspirational and effective leaders of learning and provide a strong programme of CPD and induction to support those joining our vibrant community. This CPD includes being part of a large MAT, with its own Institute of Education (IoE) focused on the development of staff. The IoE provides access to wide range of network hubs, subject experts and access to best practice, as well as bespoke CPD opportunities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly professional and committed team of staff whilst also playing their part in the success and future development of our School.

At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life. Whether you're supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful. Our values-opportunity, integrity, community, and equity-guide everything we do. Our vision is "Opening doors to the world through the power of learning." We bring this to life through our mission: working together.

Employee Benefits

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff)/Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only based on working full time,
• all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of
• employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years'
• service including Bank Holidays)
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy
• health services designed to support your well-being.
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support
• and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of
• discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Institute of
• Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and
• flourish in your role and in the Trust.
• We know our people are the key to our success and so we're committed to
• ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding
• one.
• Colleagues
• within the Trust benefit from: Access to a full range of courses both in-house and
• professionally accredited. These courses include a variety of the National
• Professional Qualifications and the Early Carer Teacher Programme delivered by
• Shaw Education Trust as a delivery partner for Ambition Institute. Experienced
• leadership and subject-specific support. Guidance
• from former HMIs and serving Ofsted Inspectors within the Trust. Access
• to the Trust's Institute of Education and SCITT. Opportunities
• to work with different schools within the Trust as a Professional AdvocateParticipating
• in peer reviews.Access
• to a suite of online courses.Placement
• projects within our family of schools.

Actual Salary: £25,499 - £28,621