Student Attendance & Intervention Specialist

MyNewTerm; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenshaw Learning Trust is seeking an Attendance Officer to lead attendance support plans, coordinate interventions with students and families, and act as the first point of contact for absent students and their carers. The role involves updating registers, managing line-up data, and ensuring compliance with attendance policies.

The post requires strong communication with parents, ability to monitor and analyse attendance data, and a commitment to safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead attendance support plans and pastoral interventions working with students and families.
• Support the Lead Attendance Officer in implementing attendance interventions to improve students' attendance.
• Be the first contact for parents/carers when students are absent.
• Record messages from parents/carers regarding attendance.
• Cover the Student Reception window as required and update registers.
• Update registers from daily Line Up when required.
• Record any Preps set from Line Up or late arrivals.
• Inform Lead Attendance Officer and Heads of Year of attendance issues.
• Contact parents/carers if students are absent and no contact has been made.
• Check registers completed by teachers daily and chase missing ones.
• Produce Fire Registers daily after attendance is recorded.
• Report part-time timetables to the LEA when required.
• Track attendance data and use it to inform interventions.
• Contact targeted students using absence data.
• Conduct attendance-focused home visits.
• Meet with parents and implement attendance action plans.
• Record requests for holidays during term time and monitor unauthorised absences.
• Advise and implement the school’s Attendance Policy.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and national attendance guidance.
• During fire drills ensure all students are accounted for.
• Any other reasonable instruction from the Lead Attendance Officer or SLT.

Job description

Greenshaw Learning Trust is seeking an Attendance Officer to lead attendance support plans, coordinate interventions with students and families, and act as the first point of contact for absent students and their carers. The role involves updating registers, managing line-up data, and ensuring compliance with attendance policies.

The post requires strong communication with parents, ability to monitor and analyse attendance data, and a commitment to safeguarding.