Location: Thornbury
Pay: £13.69 per hour
Type: Fixed-term contract, until January 9th
Hours: Full-time 8.30am - 4pm
Start date: 20th October 2025
Attendance Officer – Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
Elementa Support Services is delighted to partner with a successful secondary school setting in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, in their search for a dedicated Attendance Officer. This is a fantastic opportunity for a professional with experience in student support, particularly those with a background in a pastoral role, to join an organisation committed to providing the best support for learners and staff alike.
About the Role
As an Attendance Officer, you will play a vital role in promoting excellent attendance and engagement within the school community. Working closely with pupils, families, and staff, you will implement strategies to motivate and support students in maintaining high attendance levels. Experience of using SIMS, Classcharts and other educational databases would be an advantage for this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring student attendance and punctuality across the school.
- Ensure that all attendance records are maintained and monitored.
- Provide support for vulnerable students, allowing them to be successful within school as directed by the Behaviour Lead.
- Provide support and information and be responsible for the administration of the Pupil Attendance System.
- Building strong relationships with students and their families to encourage positive attendance habits.
- Providing pastoral support and guidance to students, helping to address attendance-related issues.
- Collaborating with teaching staff and external agencies to ensure consistent support for learners.
- Maintaining accurate attendance records and preparing reports as required.
Candidate Profile
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in support staff roles with substantial involvement in student support.
- A background in school attendance, or similar pastoral support role, demonstrating a strong understanding of student welfare and behaviour management.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work proactively and independently within a team environment.
- A commitment to safeguarding and high standards of compliance.
Contract & recruitment information
Elementa is the recruiting partner therefore applicants being considered for the role after pre-screening will be required to complete the registration process for Elementa. This includes full vetting & background checks and application for an Enhanced DBS Disclosure (which may be chargeable @£64.20) unless you have a current Enhanced DBS subscribed to the update service.
If you have the relevant skills and experience necessary for this role then please apply with your full up to date CV.
ELEMENTA CANDIDATE COMMITMENT:
- Weekly pay – no waiting for monthly payroll cut-off dates, Elementa pays one week in lieu.
- PAYE contract – unless a candidate specifically requests it, all candidates are paid via PAYE giving them the protections and payment structure of a traditional employer:employee relationship.
- Training & Support – a broad range of free or heavily discounted training available including Safeguarding, Behaviour, Team Teach, SEND, Makaton and Thrive. Regular welfare contact and support from a dedicated candidate manager.
- Fair pay policy – our candidates are paid to scale, where a variation on this may be required written agreement will be provided ahead of the position.
- Additional services to support our staff – we have a network of partners who offer support services to our candidates … tax returns, accountancy, legal and more.
For more information click apply now below or contact us via phone or email. All applicants will be promptly responded to.