Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for you to join us as an Attendance Improvement Officer at Cornwall Council.


Working within the Attendance Team as part of the Education Welfare Service, the role will involve working with schools in a specific area to provide support and guidance to schools and school leaders. You will be responsible for termly Targeting Support Meetings where you will work with schools to ensure that a plan of support is put in place for severely absent pupils and liaise with other agencies to facilitate that appropriate multi-disciplinary support is available for each case. You will also work with schools in looking at their current attendance position to discuss emerging patterns or issues. You will also be the named point of contact for your schools to support with queries and advice.



You will be an experienced children's practitioner with an education setting, teaching or social care background.


If you are innovative, positive, dedicated and not afraid of change or challenge, this position will enable you to work alongside schools and other agencies towards a shared goal of improving attendance and outcomes for children and young people across the county



You will be able to work independently, have access to transport and able to travel within the county.



This post is 37 hours per week on a term time only basis.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you'll get in return:

Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.


Our core employee rewards and benefits include:


a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.





We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.


For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Ross Terris Ross.Terris@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - The application process .


Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.