Attendance Officer – Good Secondary School – Southwark

Attendance Officer Good Secondary School Southwark

Start Date: As soon as possible**
Contract: Full-time Permanent**
Salary: Paid to scale**

School Information

This Good 1118 secondary school in the London Borough of Southwark is a supportive community-focused school with a strong pastoral ethos and an unwavering commitment to safeguarding attendance and student wellbeing. Students benefit from a structured environment clear routines and strong relationships across the staff body. Attendance is a key priority within the schools improvement plan and the pastoral leadership team works collaboratively to ensure every child receives the support and guidance required to attend consistently and succeed academically.

The schools values centre around inclusion respect academic growth and holistic development. Staff describe the environment as positive forward-thinking and deeply student-centered. Strong middle and senior leadership ensure that staff feel supported processes are clear and pastoral teams have the resources needed to be effective.

The Role

The school is seeking a dedicated organised and assertive Attendance Officer to lead on attendance monitoring intervention and reporting. This position plays a critical role in safeguarding ensuring that students are accounted for present in lessons and supported when attendance issues arise.

The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail excellent communication skills and the ability to work with sensitivity yet assertiveness when handling difficult attendance conversations. The role involves daily register checks first-day calling home visits (with pastoral staff) data analysis administrative accuracy and close liaison with Heads of Year and safeguarding leads.

The Attendance Officer will also take a proactive role in developing strategies to improve attendance contributing to early intervention programmes and building positive working relationships with families and external agencies.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring daily attendance and punctuality following up on absences through first-day calling
Maintaining accurate attendance records on the MIS
Producing attendance reports for senior leaders pastoral teams and governors
Identifying attendance concerns early and contributing to intervention plans
Conducting attendance meetings with students and parents
Liaising with external agencies including Educational Welfare Services
Supporting safeguarding processes by escalating concerns immediately
Conducting home visits (paired) where needed
Managing legal paperwork relating to penalties referrals and attendance cases
Supporting form tutors and Heads of Year with attendance-related responsibilities
Promoting attendance incentives assemblies or awareness campaigns
Ensuring student registers are accurate complete and compliant with statutory obligations

Person Specification

Experience in an attendance or pastoral-support role (desirable)
Strong understanding of safeguarding and attendance legislation
Excellent communication skillsconfident professional and calm
Ability to analyse data and produce clear reports
Strong administrative and organisational skills
Assertive resilient and capable of handling sensitive situations
Ability to build rapport with students and families
Commitment to helping students overcome barriers to attendance

Application

To apply please send your CV as soon as possible.