Job Description

ASSISTANT ATTENDANCE OFFICER - MON - FRI, 9AM - 4PM Term time + INSET Days

An exciting position has arisen at this large, multi-cultural 11-18 community school to work as an Assistant Attendance Officer.

The successful candidate will support the whole school attendance drive by monitoring attendance and punctuality of students in Years 7 to 13. This role will involve working closely with students, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence and improve attendance.

Please complete our application form which can be found on our website under

Vacancies

, along with more information about the school and the position. Please address the job description and person specification in your supporting statement.

The application will need to be sent back with names and addresses of 2 Referees via email to

admin@heathland.hounslow.sch.uk

for the attention of

Mr G S Sangha (Deputy Head) by 9am Monday 1st December 2025.

The School is located on a large site in Hounslow with excellent transport links and a large staff car park.

The school does not accept CVs and please note references will be taken up in advance of an interview. The school is close to good transport links.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The Heathland School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment.

This appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Closing date: Monday 1st December 2025, 9am.

We reserve the right to?interview as suitable applications are received.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB PURPOSE

To be responsible for monitoring attendance and punctuality for all students in Years 7 to 13, reducing student absence and punctuality rates and analysing data to identify key areas of concern. To work closely with students, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence, and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue. It will be essential to work closely with the safeguarding team and pastoral teams to understand the barriers to attendance in order to create practical solutions to overcome them.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsible to the Deputy Head (Pupil Support). The Assistant Attendance Officer will work with the Attendance Officer to conduct home visits for targeted students.

Administration

Support the attendance officer to ensure daily attendance registers are accurately completed and follow up with staff members about any incomplete data

Follow up on any unexplained absences with parents/carers, escalating issues as appropriate in line with school procedures.

Initiate and oversee the administration of absence procedures, for example letters home, attendance clinics and engagement with local authorities/other external agencies and partners.

Maintain accurate records of communications with parents/carers and relevant interventions.

Monitoring and reporting

Produce and interpret attendance reports for school leaders and governors, identifying key statistics, reasons for absence and any patterns of concern.

Track attendance of vulnerable groups of students and share information with school leaders.

Identify students that need additional support to improve their attendance.

To identify trends in attendance and punctuality and intervene appropriately making referrals to the Local Authority and other external agencies where appropriate.

Work with school leaders to identify appropriate interventions to improve attendance for particular groups or individual students.

Lead daily or weekly check-ins to review progress and the impact of support/interventions.

Work with school leaders to develop and revise the school's attendance policy.

To keep up to date with research, DfE guidance and statutory requirements in all relevant areas of the post and to provide this information to the Senior Leadership Team to inform timely changes to policy and procedures.

Implement children missing education (CME) procedures when appropriate.

Working with parents/carers

Coordinate meetings with students and parents/carers to implement interventions and track progress.

Build positive relations with parents/carers to encourage family involvement in their child's attendance.

To work collaboratively with students and parents/carers to promote attendance and punctuality among all students and to help students overcome barriers to learning.

Identify, and where possible, mitigate potential barriers to attendance in partnership with families.

Carry out home visits, where necessary, to address attendance concerns for individual students.

Safeguarding

Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies.

Be alert to when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding concern and early help may be required.

Work with the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) to promote the best interests of students, including sharing concerns where necessary.

Promote the safeguarding of all students in the school.

This job specification may be re-negotiated if the needs of the school change in the future

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,927.00-31,746.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking On-site parking Transport links
Work Location: In person