School Attendance Compliance Officer

birmingham.gov.uk; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is recruiting a Legal Intervention Assistant to join the Children and Families Directorate on a permanent basis. The role supports school attendance proceedings, advises parents and schools, and helps ensure timely processing of penalties.

The post is hybrid with some attendance at Birmingham City Council buildings as required. You will coordinate with legal colleagues, manage penalty notices, collect absence data, and produce timely statistics while maintaining

Qualifications

• Good standard of education and ability to produce statistics.
• Experience with computerised systems and data reporting.

Responsibilities

• Check applications for penalty notices and ensure deadlines are met.
• Issue Penalty Notices and advise schools on criteria.
• Liaise with coordinators regarding legal proceedings and case prep.
• Provide guidance to schools on prosecutions for non-payment of penalties.
• Maintain confidentiality in all casework.
• Establish, maintain and review administrative systems for school attendance procedures.
• Communicate with defendants and attend trials as required.
• Review withdrawals of penalty notices and notify parents of outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records of payments and compile pupil absence statistics.

Skills

Organisational skills

Digital tools & data analysis

Written & oral communication

Partnership & collaboration

Negotiation & consultation

Initiative

Confidentiality

Tools

Word processing

Databases

Spreadsheets

Job description

Birmingham City Council is recruiting a Legal Intervention Assistant to join the Children and Families Directorate on a permanent basis. The role supports school attendance proceedings, advises parents and schools, and helps ensure timely processing of penalties.

The post is hybrid with some attendance at Birmingham City Council buildings as required. You will coordinate with legal colleagues, manage penalty notices, collect absence data, and produce timely statistics while maintaining