Attendance Support Officer

**Ref: SCH-ATCT-0432**4 day(s) remaining**

**Establishment**: Witton Park Academy **Location**: Blackburn **Salary**: 24027.00 **Department**: Admin **Job Type**: Full Time

**Closing Date**: 14/07/2025 09:00 **Interview Date**: W/C 14th July 2025 **Start Date**: ASAP

Additional Information

**Contract Type**:Fixed Term (01/07/2026) **Contract Term**:TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks **Hours per Week**:37.00 **Weeks per Year**:45.250 **Pay Grade**:ATC NJC Payscale | NJC3 - NJC5 **Scale Point**:3-5

The Role

**Job Title**: Attendance Support Officer

**Hours of work**: 37 hours per week (Term time only + 1 week)

**Location**: Witton Park Academy

**Salary**: Grade C, NJC 3 - 5, £24,027 - £24,790 FTE salary per annum, pro rata £20,850 - £21,512 pa

**Main Purpose/Responsibility**

To work alongside key school staff (including SLT) and the Pastoral Team to reduce levels of unauthorised absences and promote whole school attendance procedures in accordance with the academy Attendance Policy.

To be responsible for the administration of attendance data, keeping accurate and clear records on Arbor and CPOMS and identifying children with patterns of poor attendance who require additional support.

To actively support and model the ethos and aims of Witton Park Academy and ATC.

**Main Duties**

The below duties are to be carried out:

- Act as a first point of contact regarding student absence and process daily attendance records. Ensure records on Arbor are accurate and up to date. Send out general communications to parents about attendance.
- To liaise with LA regarding CME submissions.
- Record and maintain records of unexplained absences and any follow up actions taken.
- Understand and implement the Attendance Policy. Contribute towards the annual review of the Attendance Policy.
- Liaise with the Local Authority Inclusion Team, identifying pupils for targeted intervention and work in conjunction with PSO to support such interventions.
- Develop and maintain effective contact and communications with families. Maintain contact with the parents of pupils who have poor attendance to discuss the reasons for poor attendance. In consultation with the Pastoral Team and Local Authority, agree plans for improving attendance and punctuality.
- Analyse attendance information and data to identify pupils who have poor attendance or are at risk of developing poor attendance, and notify SLT and Pastoral Team of children who require additional strategies and support.
- Analyse whole school attendance information to identify trends, key areas of concern and areas for improvement.
- With the assistance of the Pastoral Team / SLT Follow up lack of response to first day contact and other contacts by home visiting or meeting parents/carers in school.
- Prepare reports on attendance for the appropriate stakeholders and ensure maintenance of accurate and factual records which could be used in evidence in legal interventions.
- Remain updated on legislation, regulations and guidance to support attendance.
- Process and manage pupil holiday requests or absence requests.
- Work with SLT and the LA to issue fines to parents with poor or unauthorised absences.
- Ensure CPOMs recording and responses are up-to-date, relevant and accurate.
- Maintain accurate and up to date enrollment attendance registers and share with LA.

**As a member of staff at Witton Park Academy**:

- Conduct all activities in a professional manner at all times
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety, security, safeguarding and confidentiality
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding procedures
- Attend meeting with the LA as appropriate
- Offer general administrative support to the wider admin team, such as answering the phones, dealing with parent and staff queries etc
- Any other duties commensurate with the role

Applications are welcome from motivated and inspirational people who wish to further develop and utilise their skills in a school environment.

**Interview: w.c 14th July 2025**

**About the School**

We are extremely proud of our school; the achievements of our pupils, the expertise, the dedication of our staff, our outstanding facilities and our reputation as a centre of excellence. Our ultra-modern school buildings allow our pupils to flourish in facilities for learning that truly does enable us to trail blaze innovative learning - from the bright and attractive classrooms to the fully equipped outside play areas, the facilities allow our pupils to fully explore their talents and to shine in those areas that they most enjoy.

A building, however, is only as good as the people working within; we believe we have some of the best students and teachers in the world. Staff and pupils benefit from the investment we place in their development: as well as playing a key part in supporting other schools through the Achievement through Collaboration Trust, we have a variety of external pa