Primary School Attendance Lead

Marchant Recruitment; Greenwich; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is helping a Greenwich-area Primary School fill the Attendance Officer role. This full-time, permanent position focuses on monitoring attendance, recording data accurately, and working with families to remove barriers to regular school attendance.

The successful candidate will liaise with pastoral staff, teachers and families, maintaining professional boundaries and following school procedures. A background in attendance or school administration is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in school administration or attendance work.
• Confident with computer systems and numerical data.
• Ability to communicate confidently with parents.
• Safeguarding and pupil wellbeing awareness.

Responsibilities

• Monitor pupil attendance daily.
• Maintain accurate attendance records.
• Follow up unexplained absences per procedures.
• Liaise with parents, teachers and safeguarding staff.
• Produce attendance reports for leaders.
• Support attendance campaigns.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attendance administration

Database experience

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Attendance management systems

Job description

Marchant Recruitment is helping a Greenwich-area Primary School fill the Attendance Officer role. This full-time, permanent position focuses on monitoring attendance, recording data accurately, and working with families to remove barriers to regular school attendance.

The successful candidate will liaise with pastoral staff, teachers and families, maintaining professional boundaries and following school procedures. A background in attendance or school administration is preferred.