Attendance Officer

Prospero Teaching are looking to recruit an excellent Attendance Officer interested in securing a role within a secondary school. Your role will be to monitor student attendance, investigate unexplained absences, and work with families to overcome barriers that may stop students going to school.

• Location
  - Liverpool
• Type of work
  - Temporary, long term
• Start date
  - September 2026
• Days
  - Full time
• Hours - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Manage the electronic registration system to track late arrivals and follow up on missing data with teaching staff.
• Produce attendance reports to help the Safeguarding Team, Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Heads of Year, and the Local Authority identify trends of absence.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records.
• Make initial enquiries with parents or carers regarding unexplained absences and punctuality concerns.
• Conduct visits to families’ homes to assess the root causes impacting a student's ability to attend.
• Ensure all daily procedures align with the school's child protection and safeguarding policies.

• Hold a valid driving licence and access to a car
• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application.

• Provide at least two professional references covering at least 24 months/cover the last 2 years