Attendance Officer Vacancy - All-Girls' School in...

Attendance Officer | All-Girls Secondary School | Haringey, North London

Position: Attendance Officer
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Haringey, North London
Start Date: ASAP

The Opportunity

Our client, a well-established and welcoming all-girls secondary school in Haringey, is seeking a proactive, organised and committed Attendance Officer to join its pastoral and administrative team.

The school is dedicated to providing a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment where every student is encouraged to develop confidence, achieve academic success and fulfil her potential.

The successful candidate will play an important role in promoting excellent attendance and punctuality, supporting students and families, and ensuring that barriers to education are identified and addressed effectively.

This position would suit someone with previous school administration, attendance or pastoral experience who is confident communicating with parents, students and colleagues and understands the importance of safeguarding and student welfare.

About the Role

Reporting to the relevant senior leader, the Attendance Officer will be responsible for the effective monitoring, administration and promotion of student attendance across the school.

Working closely with Heads of Year, form tutors, pastoral teams, safeguarding staff and senior leaders, the postholder will help identify attendance concerns, implement appropriate interventions and encourage positive attendance habits.

Main Responsibilities

• Monitor daily student attendance, punctuality, unexplained absences and persistent absence.

• Follow up on missing registers and contact parents and carers regarding student absence and lateness.

• Maintain accurate attendance records using the school's management information system.

• Identify attendance patterns and concerns, bringing persistent absence issues to the attention of Heads of Year and senior leaders.

• Produce daily, weekly and termly attendance reports and analyse attendance data.

• Coordinate attendance meetings with parents and students, recording agreed actions and outcomes.

• Support targeted attendance interventions and reintegration plans for students returning following extended periods of absence.

• Liaise with external agencies, including Education Welfare Services and other relevant professionals.

• Maintain accurate records of parental contact, attendance interventions and safeguarding-related concerns.

• Ensure attendance procedures are consistently followed in line with school policies and statutory requirements.

Student Support, Pastoral Care and Family Engagement

The Attendance Officer will be an important link between the school, students and their families, helping to promote a positive attitude towards education and regular school attendance.

Responsibilities will include:

• Develop positive and professional relationships with students, parents and carers.

• Communicate attendance expectations clearly and sensitively.

• Investigate barriers to regular attendance and work with families to identify practical solutions.

• Support Heads of Year and pastoral teams with attendance improvement strategies.

• Arrange and participate in parental attendance meetings and follow-up discussions.

• Coordinate home visits and support reintegration arrangements where appropriate.

• Encourage students to take responsibility for their attendance, punctuality and engagement with learning.

Safeguarding and Student Welfare

The school has a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. The Attendance Officer must understand the relationship between attendance, safeguarding and student wellbeing.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Recognise when persistent or unexplained absence may indicate safeguarding or welfare concerns.

• Work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, pastoral teams and senior leaders.

• Escalate concerns promptly and follow established safeguarding procedures.

• Maintain accurate and confidential records of sensitive student and family information.

• Support the school's procedures for students at risk of becoming missing from education.

• Promote an inclusive and supportive environment in which every student feels safe, valued and encouraged to succeed.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a confident, compassionate and highly organised individual who can work effectively in a busy secondary school environment.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a secondary school, attendance, education welfare, pastoral or administrative role.

• A good understanding of school attendance procedures and statutory attendance requirements.

• Experience monitoring attendance, persistent absence and punctuality.

• Confidence communicating with parents, carers and students about attendance concerns.

• Strong administrative, organisational and data management skills.

• Experience using school management information systems such as SIMS, Bromcom or Arbor.

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

• The ability to handle challenging conversations professionally and sensitively.

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records.

• A calm, approachable and solution-focused manner.

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively with teaching, pastoral and safeguarding teams.

• A genuine commitment to improving student attendance, achievement and wellbeing.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience working as an Attendance Officer or Education Welfare Officer.

• Experience working within an all-girls or secondary school environment.

• Knowledge of persistent absence procedures, CME protocols and attendance interventions.

• Experience coordinating parental attendance meetings and home visits.

• Experience working with Heads of Year, pastoral teams and safeguarding professionals.

• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and multi-agency working.

Working Environment

Based within the school's administration or pastoral office, the Attendance Officer will work closely with students across different year groups, parents and carers, Heads of Year, form tutors, senior leaders and external professionals.

This is a varied and rewarding position requiring someone who can balance accurate administration and attendance monitoring with a supportive, student-focused approach.

The successful candidate will need to manage competing priorities, respond confidently to attendance concerns and maintain professionalism when dealing with sensitive family circumstances.

What the School Offers

• The opportunity to join a supportive and committed school community.

• A rewarding role contributing directly to students' educational outcomes.

• Close working relationships with pastoral teams and senior leadership.

• Opportunities to develop attendance, safeguarding and pastoral expertise.

• A varied position with responsibility and scope to make a positive difference.

• A school environment focused on high expectations, inclusion and student achievement.

Safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The successful applicant will be required to complete all appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and verification of qualifications and employment history.

All staff are expected to comply with the school's safeguarding, child protection, confidentiality, health and safety and data protection policies.

How to Apply

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced school administrator or attendance professional to join an established all-girls secondary school in Haringey.

If you are organised, approachable and passionate about improving student attendance, supporting young people and helping every student achieve her full potential, we would welcome your application.

Please submit your CV for consideration.