Student Attendance & Welfare Advocate

Boston Spa Academy; Clifford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Spa Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated Attendance and Welfare Officer to join our pastoral team. This role focuses on promoting excellent attendance and punctuality, ensuring every student has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

You will work with students, families, pastoral leaders and external agencies to remove barriers to attendance. You will monitor attendance data, support intervention strategies, conduct home visits where required and build positive

Qualifications

• A full clean driving licence is required.
• Experience of working with young people, ideally in a secondary school.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of attendance processes and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Ability to analyse attendance data to inform interventions.
• Passion, drive and resilience to improve student outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor attendance data and identify barriers to attendance.
• Support intervention strategies to improve punctuality and attendance.
• Conduct home visits where required and engage families.
• Build positive relationships with parents and carers and external agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Safeguarding knowledge

Driving licence

Job description

Boston Spa Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated Attendance and Welfare Officer to join our pastoral team. This role focuses on promoting excellent attendance and punctuality, ensuring every student has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

You will work with students, families, pastoral leaders and external agencies to remove barriers to attendance. You will monitor attendance data, support intervention strategies, conduct home visits where required and build positive