Attendance Service / Attendance Adviser

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the United Kingdom is seeking an Attendance Adviser to enhance school attendance across Warwickshire. The role involves leading support meetings, collaborating with schools, and managing legal interventions. Candidates should have experience in education and understand the challenges faced by children. This position offers continuous training and a generous employee benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for passionate professionals committed to supporting educational access.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Agile working options

Annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in education, social care, or multi-agency settings is required.
• Understanding challenges faced by children experiencing trauma is crucial.
• Candidates should have the ability to deliver strategies to improve attendance.

Responsibilities

• Lead on delivering support meetings and coordinating multi-agency support.
• Build partnerships with schools to support pupils with attendance issues.
• Provide expert guidance and contribute to legal interventions when necessary.

Skills

Experience supporting children and families

Understanding of mental health issues

Organizational skills

Commitment to safeguarding

Job description

About the Team

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Warwickshire Attendance Service, a dedicated team committed to ensuring every child has access to education.

Reporting to the Team Manager – Attendance Service, you will work within a supportive and collaborative team environment. This role is pivotal in delivering the statutory guidance ‘Working Together to Improve School Attendance’, which becomes mandatory in August 2024.

About the Role

As an Attendance Adviser, you will play a key role in driving improved school attendance across Warwickshire. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading on Local Authority Core Functions: Delivering Targeting Support Meetings, providing expert advice, coordinating multi‑agency support for families, and implementing legal interventions where necessary.
• Building Strong Partnerships: Acting as the single point of contact for a defined locality, working closely with maintained, academy, and independent schools to identify and support pupils who are persistently or severely absent.
• Removing Barriers to Attendance: Collaborating with schools and agencies to address challenges such as SEND, mental health, and family circumstances, ensuring tailored interventions are in place.
• Providing Expert Guidance: Advising schools on whole‑school attendance strategies, coding, policies, and best practice approaches.
• Formal Interventions: Where all support options have been exhausted, you will contribute to formal processes, including Attendance Contracts, Parenting Orders, and, as a last resort, prosecutions. This includes preparing high‑quality reports and evidence to meet legal standards.

You will receive full induction, ongoing training, and continuous professional development, ensuring you have the tools and knowledge to succeed in this rewarding role.

Key Requirements

We are seeking a proactive and resilient professional who:

• Has experience supporting children and families in education, social care, or multi‑agency settings.
• Understands the challenges faced by children experiencing trauma, mental health issues, SEND, or socio‑economic pressures.
• Can deliver strategies and interventions to improve attendance or has transferable skills to learn and adapt quickly.
• Is highly organised, able to self‑manage effectively, maintain accurate records, and meet deadlines.
• Is committed to safeguarding, equality, and continuous professional development.

Additional Information

• This is a locality‑based role, meaning you will primarily work within a defined area of Warwickshire.
• While your primary focus will be your locality, you must be prepared and able to travel across Warwickshire when required to support service delivery.
• The office base is Shire Hall, Warwick, and we operate in line with WCC Agile Working principles, offering flexibility while maintaining service standards.
• Full induction and training will be provided, along with ongoing supervision and opportunities for continuous professional development.

For further details, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make.

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

To discuss the role please contact:

Nici Scott‑Moylan Attendance Service – Team Manager

Email: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Closing date: Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Interview date: Friday 20th February and Monday 23rd February

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more