Attendance and Welfare Officer

Great Missenden CofE Combined School, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0AZ

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  14 December 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,158.00 - £35,724.00 Annually (FTE) 40 working weeks a year (term time, plus INSET days plus 1 further week) 5.4 /6.3 weeks paid holiday depending of previous service

Attendance and Welfare Officer job summary

Job Title: Attendance and Welfare Officer

Grade: Bucks Pay Range 5

Hours: 24 hours per week (Increasing from September to 28-32hrs by mutual agreement)

Contract: Permanent (45.4 - 46.3 weeks per year depending on previous service, including holidays)

Responsible to: Deputy Headteacher

Our Christian Vision and Values

At Great Missenden CE School, we are guided by the values of Faith and Community, Love and Respect, Truth and Courage.

We ensure every child is safe, valued and supported to flourish academically, socially and spiritually.

Purpose of the Role

To lead whole-school practice in attendance, welfare, safeguarding and behaviour, ensuring pupils attend regularly, feel safe, and fully access school life. As Lead DSL and SLT member, the postholder shapes school culture and pastoral excellence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Safeguarding

Act as Lead DSL, responsible for safeguarding and child protection.

Receive, record and act on all concerns, ensuring timely action.

Maintain accurate, secure CPOMS records.

Lead Early Help, referrals, multi-agency work and statutory processes.

Lead policy reviews, audits and Ofsted/SIAMS preparation.

Promote a safeguarding culture rooted in Truth and Courage.

2. Behaviour

Support strategic behaviour policy implementation.

Promote restorative, respectful approaches aligned with Love and Respect.

Support staff with de-escalation, relational approaches and interventions.

Support behaviour plans, risk assessments and SEMH provision.

Analyse behaviour trends and produce reports for SLT/Governors.

Support restorative conversations and relationship rebuilding.

3. Attendance

Strategic Duties

Promote excellent attendance and punctuality.

Lead attendance processes and liaison with Local Authority

Analyse data weekly/termly and lead interventions.

Support vulnerable groups and report attendance figures to SLT, Governors and GLT.

Daily Duties

Liaising with the school Reception to carry out daily checks and the necessary follow-ups.

Contact families of persistent absentees; arrange meetings and home visits.

Weekly/Termly Duties

Produce data reports and updates.

Liaise with Inclusion, pastoral staff and external agencies.

4. Pupil Welfare

Build supportive relationships with pupils and families.

Provide pastoral support to pupils experiencing emotional/social challenges.

Lead Early Help support and multi-agency involvement.

Conduct home visits and support reintegration after absence/exclusion.

Promote wellbeing, resilience and belonging.

5. Senior Leadership Team Responsibilities

Contribute to SLT decision-making and school development planning.

Support school self-evaluation, Ofsted/SIAMS readiness.

Represent the school with governors, LA, diocese and partners.

Model professionalism and alignment with school values.

General Responsibilities

Uphold the Christian ethos and values at all times.

Maintain confidentiality and professional integrity.

Attend INSET, training and staff meetings.

Ensure compliance with safeguarding, GDPR and Health & Safety policies.

Maintain positive working relationships with pupils, staff and families.

Undertake any reasonable duties consistent with the role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Great Missenden CofE Combined School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Missenden CofE Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-missenden-cofe-combined-school

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