Attendance Welfare Officer

The Robert Smyth Academy, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7JG

34 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 August 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,574.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4 - Grade 5 dependent on experience

Attendance Welfare Officer job summary

Attendance Welfare Officer (AWO)

Robert Smyth Academy, Market Harborough
37 hours per week | 40 weeks per year (term-time plus)
2-year fixed term contract

Robert Smyth Academy is seeking to appoint a committed, proactive and highly organised Attendance Welfare Officer to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting new role within the school, created to strengthen our strategic approach to improving student attendance and wellbeing.

About the Role

As Attendance Welfare Officer, you will play a vital role in monitoring, analysing and improving student attendance across the school. You will work closely with pupils, families, staff and external agencies to identify barriers to attendance and implement effective, targeted interventions.

You will be responsible for ensuring attendance processes are robust, timely and compliant, while contributing to safeguarding by identifying when absence may be a cause for concern.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and track daily attendance, ensuring registers are accurate and complete
• Follow up unexplained absences with parents/carers and escalate concerns appropriately
• Analyse attendance data, producing reports to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Support and deliver interventions for students with persistent absence
• Build strong relationships with pupils, families and staff to promote positive attendance
• Coordinate meetings, attendance clinics and home visits where necessary
• Work closely with safeguarding staff to address attendance-related concerns
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to statutory returns and processes

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is highly organised, proactive and able to prioritise effectively
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Is confident working with data and producing reports (including Excel)
• Can build positive relationships with students, parents and colleagues
• Has experience working in a school or similar setting
• Understands safeguarding, inclusion and the barriers affecting attendance
• Is committed to improving outcomes for all young people

Why Join Robert Smyth Academy?

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and professional development
• The opportunity to shape and develop a new role within the school
• The chance to make a meaningful difference to students’ lives
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality and inclusion at all levels

Safeguarding Statement

Robert Smyth Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Please read the attached Job Description. If you would like further information do not hesitate to contact the school.

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.

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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 Robert Smyth Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1349 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Robert Smyth Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-robert-smyth-academy

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