School Attendance Officer

Protocol Education Ltd; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A secondary school in Hounslow is seeking a motivated School Attendance Officer to support positive attendance habits. You will monitor attendance, assist families, and uphold safeguarding procedures in a vibrant school environment. The role offers opportunities for professional development and training. This is a temporary position with the potential for permanence.

Benefits

FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a school environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track daily attendance.
• Support pupils and families to remove attendance barriers.
• Carry out home visits where appropriate.
• Keep accurate records and produce reports.
• Uphold the school’s safeguarding procedures.
• Champion a culture of high expectations.

Skills

Motivated

Organised

Compassionate

Education

Relevant qualifications for the role

Job description

School Attendance Officer

Hounslow

Full Time

A secondary school in Hounslow is looking for a motivated, organised, and genuinely compassionate School Attendance Officer to help pupils and families build positive attendance habits. You’ll play a key role in making sure every young person has the chance to thrive.

Working closely with the Attendance Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and tracking daily attendance
• Supporting pupils, families, and staff to remove attendance barriers
• Carrying out home visits where appropriate
• Keeping accurate records and producing reports
• Upholding the school’s safeguarding procedures
• Championing a culture of high expectations and excellent attendance

This is a vibrant, positive, and well-established school where pupils speak proudly about their shared values. OFSTED highlights the exceptional behaviour, strong relationships, and warm, respectful atmosphere that runs through daily school life.

The school is ready to welcome someone who shares their belief that education can change lives. Professional development is a genuine priority, with a wide range of opportunities to help you grow and progress.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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