Attendance Officer - Primary School: Drive Pupil Success

Marchant Recruitment; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment are helping a welcoming Canterbury primary school recruit an Attendance Officer. The role focuses on monitoring attendance, contacting families about unexplained absences, and ensuring pupil records are accurate on the school MIS.

It suits an organised, empathetic communicator who can engage with parents in a child‑centred way. You will work with the SLT, teachers and safeguarding leads to identify patterns of lateness or absence, prepare reports, arrange attendance meetings

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative or attendance roles in education preferred.
• Strong communication, organisational and record-keeping skills.
• Able to use school management software and handle confidential information.
• Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily attendance records and investigate unexplained absences.
• Contact parents or carers regarding unexplained absences and maintain attendance registers.
• Prepare regular attendance reports for school leaders.
• Identify patterns of persistent absence and lateness and escalate appropriately.
• Support attendance improvement strategies and liaise with pastoral/safeguarding teams.
• Organise attendance meetings and maintain documentation of actions.
• Maintain confidentiality and accurate record-keeping at all times.

Skills

Admin exp

Communication

Organisational skills

Record-keeping

Safeguarding

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Marchant Recruitment are helping a welcoming Canterbury primary school recruit an Attendance Officer. The role focuses on monitoring attendance, contacting families about unexplained absences, and ensuring pupil records are accurate on the school MIS.

It suits an organised, empathetic communicator who can engage with parents in a child‑centred way. You will work with the SLT, teachers and safeguarding leads to identify patterns of lateness or absence, prepare reports, arrange attendance meetings