Attendance Support Officer

The role will involve working closely with the school office and Pastoral teams. The successful candidate will play a key role in building strong relationships with families and external agencies, working collaboratively with them to improve attendance across the academy.

• Be responsible for the daily oversight of all attendance, absence and lateness
• Monitor and track attendance across the academy, including identified pupils who are of concern
• Support parents with attendance strategies (this may include home visits to support positive attendance)
• Attend review meetings with the Assistant Headteacher for Behaviour and Attitudes to review whole‑school attendance and identify strategies to improve this
• Carry out parent contract meetings where pupils are persistently absent
• Support pupils with medical needs and other issues which prevent full‑time attendance by liaising with staff, parents/carers and other professionals to provide pupils with missed schoolwork
• Attend relevant meetings regarding the wellbeing of specific pupils
• Support in fire drills, lock‑downs and emergency evacuation procedures
• Support IT issues
• Take responsibility to ensure safeguarding and child protection procedures are adhered to
• Administer extra curricular clubs, prepare registers, liaise with parents and providers

• The motivation to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience with supporting children and families
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• High levels of confidentiality

Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice:

• Excellence & Development:
  We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Supportive & Collaborative:
  Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared.
• Well‑being Focus:
  We promote a healthy work‑life balance and offer robust well‑being support for all staff.
• Diversity & Inclusion:
  We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools.
• Innovation & Impact:
  Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives.
• Making a difference:
  Working with REAch2 means contributing to something bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations.

• We offer a range of benefits to support your career and well‑being:
• Generous Annual Leave: healthy work‑life balance.
• Professional Development:
  Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.
• Flexible & Family‑Friendly:
  We are committed to supporting flexible working and requests will be considered on an individual basis, including options such as part time, term‑time, home working, and other options that work for both the employee and the Trust.
• Exclusive Discounts:
  Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.
  
  Well‑being Support:
  Receive comprehensive well‑being and employee assistance for you and your family.

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description…