Student Attendance & Wellbeing Coordinator - Full-Time, Term-Time

onlyFE; Southampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is seeking an Attendance Officer to join our Student Services team at Southampton College. You will monitor and support student attendance, liaising with staff, parents and guardians to promote punctuality, wellbeing and engagement across the college.

This full-time, term-time contract supports safeguarding and data accuracy, with responsibilities including absence monitoring, reporting, and sign-out procedures, while collaborating with safeguarding and

Qualifications

• Excellent administrative and organisational skills required.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate data entry.
• Ability to communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Monitor student attendance and punctuality using College systems.
• Process and record absences and notify relevant staff.
• Contact students, parents and guardians regarding attendance concerns.
• Support teaching teams to follow up with persistent non-attendees.
• Manage daily absence text communications and respond to queries.
• Produce attendance reports and highlight concerns to relevant teams.
• Maintain accurate student records and update attendance data.
• Support student sign-out procedures and obtain necessary permissions.
• Collaborate with safeguarding, wellbeing and academic teams to support engagement.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Data accuracy

Discretion & confidentiality

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is seeking an Attendance Officer to join our Student Services team at Southampton College. You will monitor and support student attendance, liaising with staff, parents and guardians to promote punctuality, wellbeing and engagement across the college.

This full-time, term-time contract supports safeguarding and data accuracy, with responsibilities including absence monitoring, reporting, and sign-out procedures, while collaborating with safeguarding and