Attendance Officer

Please note this post is term time/part time only - the equivalent salary for 52 weeks full time would be £28,444.69 - £34,170.00.

**Actual 10 hours salary: £6,534.59 - £7,849.86 per year**

Salary is dependent on experience

Clennell Education Solutions (CES) provides support for schools and education establishments for all their Behaviour and Safety needs. The CES service has three core professional functions: Leadership Support, Operational Support and Trust/Partnership Development.

To support school leaders and settings meet their statutory requirements we provide a one stop shop for all areas of support. We have a team of highly qualified and experienced Safeguarding Consultants who have previously worked successfully with educational establishments for many years. We tailor our service to meet specific needs of our customers because we understand that all establishments are different.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest to join our team, as an Attendance Officer, promoting excellent attendance and support to our schools.

**This person will be responsible for**:

- Input attendance data and investigating any missing data, and maintaining accurate attendance records, including unexplained lesson absences
- To ensure the electronic registration system is updated daily investigating any missing data with class teachers
- To record student absences and late arrivals on the school system, maintaining accurate attendance records
- To make initial enquiries with parents/carers regarding unexplained absences/lateness including first day calling
- To monitor the attendance of students referring concerns to the Pastoral Leaders
- Promote good attendance within the school
- To process and action student holiday requests
- To issue routine correspondence to parents/carers regarding attendance/absence requests in accordance with the school procedure
- To support the school with the administration of referrals to the education welfare service/issuing of penalty notices (when required)
- To undertake routine liaison with external agencies regarding attendance - eg EWO/Attendance Services
- To collate attendance data producing routine reports and prepare statistical returns regarding attendance and submit to reporting bodies where appropriate
- To comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Liaise with school leaders/Attendance Manager over attendance concerns.
- Responsible for identifying attendance issues and patterns of absence/late arrivals
- Contact with parents over all aspects of attendance including written correspondence when required
- Liaise with external agencies over persistent absence or other attendance issues
- Attend meetings with external agencies and parents as required
- Complete administration task as directed by the line manager
- Use of IT systems to record information and measure the impact of your work

**The applicant must have the following personal qualities**:

- A professional manner
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to use empathy
- Ability to work well as part of a team and alone
- Flexibility in approach to completion of work
- Ability to relate well to colleagues and students and parents / members of the public
- Ability to prioritise work under pressure and remain organised
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines

Work remotely
- No

**Job Types**: Part time - 10 hours over 2 days

Contract length: 6 months (Up till 31/08/25)

**Salary**:
£24,177.99 - 29,044.50 per year full time

**Actual 10 hours salary: £6,534.59 - £7,849.86 per year**

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/03/2025

Expected start date: ASAP

**Job Types**: Part-time, Contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: £6,534.59-£7,849.86 per year

Expected hours: 10 per week

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Have you got a driving licence?

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 07/03/2025