Fleetwood High School
Job Description
Job Title:
Attendance Improvement Officer
Salary:
Grade 6, £19,742 - £22,937 pro rata
Hours:
Full time, Term Time only plus 5 days
Responsible to:
Head teacher/ Assistant Head teacher
At the direction of the Head teacher / Assistant Head teacher support students with attendance and
truancy issues. To work pro-actively as a member of the Attendance Team to provide a range of
services but primarily to help raise whole school attendance, reduce levels of persistent absence and
support students in order to improve individual attendance. Make home visits to families to ascertain
the reason for student’s not attending school and giving appropriate help and advice.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Key Roles
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To manage individual cases causing concern regarding school attendance, following up individual
cases by means of correspondence, interview, home visits and other appropriate measures.
Provide accurate case work, monitoring, documenting and reviewing information in a clear,
coherent and progressive manner.
Prepare reports on attendance ensuring maintenance of accurate and factual records which could
be used in evidence in legal interventions.
To undertake court action in relation to poor punctuality where pupils have frequent unauthorised
lates.
Work in partnership with external agencies to support attendance improvement.
Work in partnership with Heads of Year and Assistant Heads of Year with regards to improving
attendance and maintain attendance through our 3 tier approach.
Provide regular updates to pastoral staff and participate in weekly attendance meetings, reviewing
student attendance with targets and strategies for improvement.
Apply the appropriate Intervention Strategies in relation to whole School Attendance Policy.
Produce and interpret statistical data relating to attendance patterns of groups within the school.
Work alongside the pastoral staff and communicate effectively on key areas such as punctuality,
welfare and student support
To conduct regular truancy sweeps around the school at key times.
Keep accurate and up-to-date records of contact with parents/carers, contact with colleagues from
other agencies, and any actions taken regarding students.
Assist with the tracking and monitoring of registers, promoting the necessity of accurately
completed registers
Promote good attendance with staff and students with half termly attendance weeks.
Assist with the inputting of registers and first day response to absence
Provide advice and support for students returning to school after a long period of absence.
Participate in the development of the school reward system in relation to attendance.
To have a comprehensive understanding of safeguarding children and be able to provide advice
for school staff and others in this area.
To identify students with the highest levels of poor attendance and difficulties and to assist in the
completion of CAF processes and referrals to integrated assessment and support teams.
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Report on progress made and further policy changes to the Senior Leadership Team and the
Governing Body.
To adhere to the lone working policy adopted by the school from Lancashire County Council.
Equal Opportunities
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in the way we deliver services to the community
and in our employment arrangements. We expect all employees to understand and promote this
policy in their work.
Health and Safety
All employees have a responsibility for their own health and safety and that of others when carrying
out their duties and must help us to apply our general statement of health and safety policy.
Safeguarding Commitment
This school is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people
and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.