Attendance Officer

St Joseph's Catholic School

"With God's love and inspiration, we aspire and achieve excellence"

Job Title: Attendance Officer

Responsible to: Deputy Head (Pastoral)

Start Date: November 2026

About the Role

As an Attendance Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting pupils, families and staff to ensure excellent attendance across the school. Working closely with the Pastoral Team, you will monitor attendance, identify concerns at an early stage and coordinate effective interventions to help pupils overcome barriers to attending school. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for young people and making a positive difference to their educational journey.

Key Duties Include:

• Managing the day-to-day attendance processes, including first day calling, absence recording and communication with parents regarding attendance concerns.
• Monitoring attendance data and identifying pupils or groups whose attendance is causing concern.
• Producing detailed attendance reports and supporting early intervention strategies alongside the Pastoral Team.
• Leading School Attendance Meetings and liaising with external agencies where required.
• Working closely with parents, carers and staff to improve attendance and promote positive engagement with school.
• Maintaining accurate records on school systems including SIMS, CPOMS and ClassCharts.
• Supporting safeguarding and pupil wellbeing by identifying and reporting attendance-related concerns promptly.
• Promoting a culture where attendance is everyone's responsibility and helping staff understand attendance procedures and expectations.

What We're Looking For:

• A commitment to upholding the Catholic ethos and values of our school.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, families and staff.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills, with the ability to analyse attendance data effectively.
• The ability to work confidently, sensitively and professionally with confidential information.
• A proactive, resilient and solution-focused approach to supporting pupils and families.
• Experience of working with young people, parents or within an educational environment (desirable).
• Knowledge of attendance procedures, safeguarding and pupil welfare (desirable).

About us

St Joseph’s Catholic School is a co-educational, 11-16 Catholic voluntary-aided school in the diocese of Clifton and the county of Wiltshire. Our aim is to provide a caring educational environment where each person is valued and is given the dignity due to a child of God.

Everyone in our school is here for a purpose, to learn each day and to widen their knowledge, experience and imaginative understanding.

What we can offer you

• A supportive, driven and highly committed governing body and teaching and support staff.
• Pupils who are enthusiastic and keen to learn.
• CPD programme and ongoing professional development of the highest standard.
• Free onsite parking.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Local Authority Healthcare Cashplan - cover towards optical and dental, private consultations and therapy appointments.
• Access to a discount scheme that includes over 300 stores.
• Cycle to Work Scheme - allows eligible staff to purchase a bike/safety equipment. You do not pay income tax or national insurance contribution on the part of your salary which is “sacrificed” to pay for the bike or childcare vouchers.

Find out more and apply

You can find out more about this role and St Joseph's Catholic School by downloading our recruitment pack.

We actively encourage and welcome visits to our school before application. Please get in touch with Mrs K Snell, Operations Director, on ksn@sjcs.org.uk or 01722 335380.

Please complete our online application via MyNewTerm. CV's will not be accepted.

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.