Attendance & Pupil Engagement Officer

Kirklees Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health & wellbeing resources

Job summary

Place Partnership is recruiting an Attendance Officer to Horbury Academy to promote excellent attendance and punctuality and to support pupils and families.

You will monitor attendance, investigate persistent absence, and coordinate interventions, maintain accurate records, and produce reports for leaders while liaising with the Education Welfare Officer and external agencies to remove barriers to learning.

Qualifications

• Understanding attendance procedures, safeguarding and child protection requirements.
• Strong administrative, organisational and ICT skills.
• Experience working with vulnerable or disengaged young people, ideally in education.
• Ability to work independently while contributing within a wider team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse attendance patterns and identify barriers.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and generate reports for leaders.
• Coordinate interventions and support home visits where appropriate.
• Collaborate with external agencies and the local authority.

Skills

Attendance procedures

Safeguarding

Administrative ICT skills

Experience with vulnerable pupils

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Job description

Place Partnership is recruiting an Attendance Officer to Horbury Academy to promote excellent attendance and punctuality and to support pupils and families.

You will monitor attendance, investigate persistent absence, and coordinate interventions, maintain accurate records, and produce reports for leaders while liaising with the Education Welfare Officer and external agencies to remove barriers to learning.