Attendance Officer and Welfare Assistant

Establishment: Knowsley Lane Primary School

Location: Huyton

Salary: £15,030

Department: Educational Support

Interview Date: 18/08/2025

Start Date: 15/09/2025

Additional Information

Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks

Hours per Week: 25.00

Weeks per Year: 44.650

Pay Grade: NJC | SCP6 - SCP11

 

The Role

The Governors and Principal of our school are seeking to appoint an attendance officer who will be responsible for driving our attendance strategy across the school and be the link person between school and pupils/parents in relation to attendance.

The applicant requires someone with good written, verbal, organisational and IT skills to ensure deadlines are achieved.

The post holder will carry out a range of administrative duties, including:

v Drive the school’s attendance strategy

v Maintain a body of evidence, including absence reports/referrals

v Analyse absence data to identify patterns

v Carry out home visits to pupils with attendance concerns

v Meet regularly with pupils’ families with concerning/declining attendance

v Attend senior leadership meetings

v Minute meetings

v Produce letters/newsletters

v Record and manage pupil attendance data and contact parents regarding pupils’ absence

v Complete and share information with external bodies

The successful candidate will require the following qualifications:

• GCSE Maths and English grades (4 – 9) or equivalent qualification or be willing to work towards this.
• Excellent ICT skills

• Ability to work under pressure and use own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with adults and children
• Confident and competent in the use of all aspects of MS Office
• An active interest in young people and education
• A proven track record of good attendance

What we can offer you:

• An inclusive and diverse school community
• Friendly, motivated, committed and highly skilled staff.
• Opportunities to work with colleagues from across Vantage Academy Trust
• A firm commitment to your professional development
• A supportive Leadership team.
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing
• Local government pension scheme enrolment

Salary Grade: D-6 £15,030 per annum

To apply for any this role please visit our trust website at: Current Vacancies - Vantage Multi Academy Trust (vantageacademies.co.uk)

Appointments made are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references being received. References will be requested prior to interview