Education Welfare Officer

VIP Education; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational support provider in the UK is seeking an Attendance Support Officer to work with schools and parents to ensure legal attendance requirements are met. The suitable candidate will have experience supporting children, excellent organisational skills, and a clean driving license. This full-time role offers training opportunities and a chance to positively impact children's education. The closing date for applications is October 24th, 2025.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Professional development and training

Opportunity to impact children's wellbeing

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting children in education.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to maintain records.
• Willingness to undertake training.
• Pass an enhanced criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Provide attendance support within the allocated schools.
• Work with schools and parents on legal responsibilities regarding attendance.
• Monitor school attendance data and advise staff on trends.
• Support schools in statutory duties related to attendance.

Skills

Organisational skills

Supporting children in education

Driving license (clean)

Job description

Salary: Actual £24,000 (Whole year equivalent: £30,439)

Full Time, term time only (plus 10 days)

Monday - Friday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Job purpose: Under the guidance of senior staff; be responsible providing attendance support within the schools they are allocated

Purpose

• Work with the schools and parents to help them understand and fulfil their legal responsibilities in relation to school attendance.
• Assist in the development of a partnership between VIP Education, parents and the school.
• Support the schools in fulfilling their statutory duties in relation to attendance and support them instigating legal action following appropriate protocols.
• Work with schools, parents and other agencies to reduce persistent absence, improve social/educational inclusion, and behaviour.
• To monitor school attendance data and advise key staff of trends, concerns and referrals.
• Undertake duties commensurate with the Safeguarding agenda for children including representing the schools at Child Protection meetings and conferences in order to contribute to quorate decision making (if required)

Main Duties

• Meet school attendance officer, parents and pupils to agree action to reduce absence and improve attendance.
• Attend attendance meetings as requested by the school.
• Monitor and record the outcomes of planning with parents/pupils to improve attendance, maintain efficient and contemporaneous notes and records.
• Maintain electronic casework records and files
• Be able to produce and interpret various data for maximum impact on raising levels of attendance.
• Be computer literate and able to use various applications and software.
• Advise and support schools with the appropriate legal actions they need to take with penalty notice fines, unauthorised absences and holiday fines.
• Give advice and support the school on policies/procedures/strategies in relation to the whole school approach of managing attendance.
• Monitor, support and guidance and the effectiveness of the school policies/procedures/strategies in relation to a whole school approach to managing attendance.
• Undertake attendance/registration inspection and whole academy audits

Qualifications/Requirements

• Proven experience supporting children in education.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to maintain records.
• Driving licence with a clean driver’s licence.
• Willingness to undertake training.
• Pass an enhanced criminal record check (supplied by the company) as you will be working with children & young persons
• Have the right to work in the UK.

Why Join Us?

• A welcoming and supportive team environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A chance to make a lasting impact on children’s learning and wellbeing.

Closing date: Friday 24thOctober 2025 at 2pm

Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th November 2025

More information can be found on our website when you click 'apply'.

VIP Education aims to promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential and we welcome applications from diverse candidates. Criminal convictions, cautions and bind-overs will be taken into account for recruitment purposes only when relevant.

VIP Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.