Attendance Officer

The Romero Catholic Academy, Coventry, CV2 2AJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  13 April 2026

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: £24,816.00 - £29,880.00 Annually (FTE) Based on 30 hours £20,121-£24,227

Attendance Officer job summary

30 hours per week | Grade 5 | Coventry-based (primary & secondary schools) - 2 roles available

Help children be present. Help families feel supported. Help schools change outcomes.

Every day a child isn’t in school, opportunities are lost. As an Attendance Officer, your work will make sure fewer days - and fewer futures - are missed.

We are looking to appoint two dedicated Attendance Officers to work across a group of primary schools and one secondary school in Coventry, supporting pupils and families where attendance is a barrier to learning. These roles are central to our pastoral teams and play a vital part in safeguarding, inclusion and improving educational outcomes.

About the role

As an Attendance Officer, you will work directly with children, young people and their families to understand the reasons behind poor attendance and help them overcome challenges. You will:

• Support pupils whose attendance is 85% or below, or who are at risk of becoming persistently absent
• Build trusting, professional relationships with families, pupils and school staff
• Monitor attendance and punctuality, investigating unauthorised absence
• Carry out home visits, meetings and telephone contact where appropriate
• Work closely with school leaders, pastoral teams and external agencies
• Use professional judgement to escalate concerns, including formal action where required
• Contribute to wider pastoral and safeguarding support for vulnerable children
• Help schools achieve and sustain improved attendance outcomes

You’ll be part of a wider attendance team, sharing best practice and contributing to strategic attendance targets across the partnership.

Who we’re looking for

You’ll be someone who combines empathy with confidence, and understands that improving attendance is about relationships as much as rules.

You will have:

• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths
• Experience working with children or young people in an education, pastoral or social care setting
• A sound understanding of school attendance expectations and safeguarding responsibilities
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage challenging conversations
• Confidence working independently, while being a strong team player
• The resilience, professionalism and calm approach needed in complex situations

A flexible attitude, strong organisational skills and a willingness to undertake training are essential.

Why join us?

• Make a direct, visible difference to children’s lives
• Work across both primary and secondary phases, gaining valuable experience
• Be part of a supportive, values‑led team focused on inclusion and wellbeing
• Benefit from clear professional boundaries, shared practice and strong leadership support

The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre employment process, an enhanced DBS check, Prohibition checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Previous applicants need not apply.

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 The Romero Catholic Academy

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-romero-catholic-academy

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