Attendance Officer

Horbury Academy; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Horbury Academy is seeking a proactive Attendance Officer to join our team. The role focuses on improving attendance and punctuality, supporting pupils and families, and removing barriers to regular attendance.

You will monitor attendance, investigate persistent absence, and coordinate strategies to boost outcomes. You will work with academy staff, parents, and the Education Welfare Officer to promote a culture where every day counts.

Qualifications

• Understand attendance procedures, safeguarding and child protection requirements.
• Strong administrative, organisational and ICT skills are essential.
• Experience working with vulnerable or disengaged young people in an educational setting is desirable.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse attendance patterns and identify persistent absence.
• Coordinate interventions to improve attendance outcomes.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and generate reports for leaders.
• Support home visits where appropriate and liaise with external agencies.
• Collaborate with staff, parents/carers and the Education Welfare Officer.

Skills

Attendance procedures

Administrative skills

ICT skills

Student support experience

Job description

Horbury Academy are seekingto appoint a proactive and highly organised Attendance Officer to join ourAcademy team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who ispassionate about improving outcomes for young people by promoting excellentattendance and punctuality.

The successful candidatewill play a key role in supporting pupils and families, helping to removebarriers to attendance and ensuring that every pupil has the best opportunityto achieve their full potential. Working closely with Academy staff,parents/carers and the Education Welfare Officer, you will help create aculture where attendance matters and every day counts.

As Attendance Officer, youwill play a vital role in promoting excellent attendance and punctuality acrossthe Academy and help identify and address barriers to attendance. You willmonitor and analyse attendance patterns, investigate persistent absence, andcoordinate interventions and strategies that improve attendance outcomes. Therole includes maintaining accurate attendance records, producing reports forleaders, undertaking or supporting home visits where appropriate, and workingcollaboratively with external agencies and the local authority.

The working pattern for therole is Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm, and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm.

About You

The successful candidatewill…

• Understand attendance procedures,safeguarding and child protection requirements
• Possess strong administrative,organisational and ICT skills
• Have experience working with vulnerable ordisengaged young people, ideally in an educational setting.
• Be able to work independently whilst alsocontributing effectively within a wider team.