Attendance Officer

The Role

Prince William School is seeking to employ an Attendance Officer to join our team of dedicated support staff. The successful candidate will provide a specialist service to assist the school in meeting their obligations and targets in relations to school attendance, investigating persistent absences and improving punctuality. They will monitor all students’ attendance daily and contact the parents/carers of any student who is not in school whose absence in unexplained. They will identify and investigate patterns of absence and initiate interventions, liaising with staff in school and a variety of external agencies, to improve the attendance of particular students as necessary. 

The successful candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, be methodical and organised, be resilient and resolute about effecting improvement, but also able to be understanding and supportive.

Prince William is a highly successful 11-18 school with happy, engaging, and interesting students. Applicants will need to be a team player, have patience, a sense of humour, and the ability to maintain a calm and professional manner at all times. Experience of working with teenagers or within a school environment would be an advantage.

For further information please email Antony.Kennedy@pws.emat.uk

How to apply

Please click here for the job description and to complete the job application form. Deadline for applications is 9.00 a.m. on Monday 21 October 2024.

Prince William School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to references and DBS check.