Attendance Improvement Coordinator

About The Role

Looking for your next role in supporting students to achieve their best?

Paignton Academy is seeking to appoint a committed, proactive and highly organised Attendance Improvement Coordinator to play a key role in improving pupil attendance, engagement and wellbeing across the Academy.

Working closely with senior leaders, staff, pupils and families, you will lead on attendance intervention strategies, support vulnerable pupils and line manage the Attendance Officers to ensure the effective delivery of attendance procedures and statutory responsibilities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about removing barriers to education and making a positive difference to the lives of young people.

• Lead and coordinate attendance improvement strategies across the Academy.
• Line manage and support the Attendance Officers, ensuring high standards and consistency of practice.
• Monitor, analyse and report on attendance trends, identifying pupils requiring intervention.
• Work collaboratively with pupils, parents/carers and external agencies to improve attendance and punctuality.
• Undertake welfare visits and support safeguarding and pastoral processes where appropriate.
• Contribute to the Academy's wider inclusion, welfare and safeguarding objectives.
• Ensure attendance procedures comply with statutory guidance and Trust policies.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of working within education, attendance, safeguarding, welfare or a related field.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to build positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.
• Have strong organisational and administrative skills, with experience of analysing data.
• Be resilient, professional and committed to improving outcomes for young people.
• Have the ability to manage and motivate a team.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates. If you have any questions regarding this process, please email