Attendance Strategy & Welfare Lead

Colton Hills Community School; Goldthorn Park; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Colton Hills Community School is seeking an Attendance Lead to implement and drive the attendance strategy across all year groups. You will collaborate with students, families, staff and external agencies to improve attendance outcomes and support welfare and achievement.

The role involves monitoring attendance data, reporting trends, coordinating interventions and line managing attendance staff, ensuring all processes meet statutory and local authority requirements.

Qualifications

• Proactive, organised and resilient individual with excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Experience or ability to monitor attendance data and identify trends.
• Ability to work with students, families, school staff and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the school's attendance strategy, promoting excellent attendance and punctuality across all year groups.
• Monitor, analyse and report on attendance data, identifying trends and coordinating effective interventions.
• Work closely with students, families, school staff and external agencies to improve attendance outcomes.
• Line manage attendance staff and ensure attendance processes comply with statutory and local authority requirements.
• Play a key role in supporting student welfare, safeguarding and achievement.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Job description

Colton Hills Community School is seeking an Attendance Lead to implement and drive the attendance strategy across all year groups. You will collaborate with students, families, staff and external agencies to improve attendance outcomes and support welfare and achievement.

The role involves monitoring attendance data, reporting trends, coordinating interventions and line managing attendance staff, ensuring all processes meet statutory and local authority requirements.