Specialist Attendance Officer

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Make a Difference Every Day – Join Us as an Attendance Officer

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of vulnerable children and young people? Do you believe every child deserves the opportunity to thrive through education? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Attendance Officer to join our School Attendance Support Service, working within the Prevention and Reintegration Team.

This is more than just a job – it's a chance to be a key player in a child's journey toward a brighter future. You'll work in partnership with schools, families, and professionals to ensure that every young person gets the education and support they need to succeed.

What You'll Be Doing:

Collaborating with schools to ensure they meet their legal responsibilities regarding attendance, exclusions, elective home education, and children missing from education.

Supporting vulnerable children at risk of poor attendance or disengagement from learning – helping them re–engage and access the education they deserve.

Building strong relationships with families, schools, and partner agencies to develop and implement targeted intervention strategies.

Ensuring that any alternative education provision is high–quality, appropriate, and aligned with pupils' aspirations.

Managing your own caseload, keeping accurate records and contributing to service–wide best practices.

Conducting home visits and participating in multi–agency meetings such as Child in Need and Early Help assessments.

Applying SEND legislation and the Code of Practice in all areas of your work.

About You:

We're looking for someone who brings:

A strong understanding of safeguarding and relevant legislation around Elective Home Education, Exclusions, CME, EBSA, SEND, and attendance.

Experience working directly with children, young people, and families–especially in education, health, or social care environments.

Excellent communication and relationship–building skills with the confidence to work closely with families and professionals.

The creativity and flexibility to design support tailored to individual needs.

Great organisational and report–writing skills, with the ability to manage a busy caseload effectively.

Confidence using IT systems to maintain records and analyse data.

A collaborative spirit and a desire to contribute to continuous service improvement.

The ability to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken English.

If you're ready to be a champion for children and help shape brighter futures, apply today and join us on this important mission.

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