Attendance Support Officer -Northfield School & Sports College

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority in Tees Valley is seeking an Attendance Support Officer to enhance student attendance in a supportive educational environment. This role involves working closely with students and their families, conducting home visits, and contributing to the well-being of pupils. The position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact and is a fixed-term contract of one year. Candidates should be enthusiastic and proactive in their approach.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Health and well-being programme

Opportunities for CPD

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and suitably qualified professional.
• Proactive approach to improving pupil attendance.
• Ability to build positive relationships with students and families.

Responsibilities

• Work proactively with students and families to improve attendance.
• Conduct home visits to encourage students to attend school.

Job description

Overview

Vacancy: Attendance Support Officer

Start: ASAP

Contract: 37.5 hrs/wk, 8.00-4.00, term time only. Fixed term one year contract from agreed start date.

Salary: Grade H point 14 – 17, £25,200 - £26,464 (actual pay)

Closing Date: Friday 3rd October 2025, 9am

About the school

Northfield School is a large 11-16 community school and specialist sports college. We are an ambitious and inclusive school with state-of-the-art facilities and interactive technology in a well-resourced newly refurbished main building, a newly built separate Year 7 school, and extensive sports facilities shared with the community.

To continue the school’s drive to improve pupil attendance by further increasing capacity in this area, we wish to appoint an enthusiastic, suitably qualified, proactive and professional colleague to join our attendance team in the role of an attendance support officer.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work proactively to make positive relationships with individual and groups of pupils and their families, in collaboration with the Attendance Manager and Guidance Teams to improve the attendance of those pupils who are persistently absent, particularly those who are disadvantaged.
• A significant amount of the working day will involve home visits and knocking on doors to help pupils get into school.

Following an inspection in February 2023, Ofsted judged the school to be good in all areas. This is a great time to join the school and a fantastic opportunity for the right colleague to make a real difference to the life chances of our young people.

What we can offer

• an enthusiastic, talented and supportive team
• a newly built and superbly resourced teaching and learning environment
• excellent opportunities for CPD
• a staff health and well-being programme
• a warm, friendly and positive working environment where everyone is valued

An official application form and further details are available on our web page: www.northfieldssc.org and should be returned to [e-mail]. NB: we do not accept CVs.

Visits to the school are welcome by appointment; please call Catherine Frost on 01642 557373 or email [e-mail].

CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2025, 9AM

The school is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The posts are subject to enhanced disbarring bureau service disclosure.