Education Welfare & Attendance Officer

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Thank you for your interest in our job vacancy. Please complete the application as fully as possible and explain any gaps in your employment history. We would like to understand more about how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the job description and person specification for the role.

AAAE7155 – Education Welfare & Attendance Officer

Grade 7

37 hours per week

Term time only

£30,060 to £33,366 (Pro Rata)

Actual Salary Range £25,936 to £29,440

We require, as soon as possible, a committed and enthusiastic Education Welfare and Attendance Officer to join this lively and high performing 11-18 Secondary School.

We are looking for an Education Welfare and Attendance Officer to promote, in conjunction with other key school staff, excellent attendance, reduce levels of absence and work with students and families to promote high levels of attendance. The role will focus on improving and maintaining the attendance of our students across the school. The successful applicant will also organise and lead on TAFs.

Applicants will need to demonstrate:

• excellent communication skills, including high standards of written communication, grammar and spelling
• excellent IT skills with a range of software (Abor/SIMS or similar school MIS)
• ability to work under pressure, prioritise and meet deadlines
• ability to work with tact, diplomacy and maintain confidentiality

Further details of the posts and an application form are available from Mrs J Clegg. Personnel Manager. E-Mail: jclegg@heber.org.uk or, alternatively, they can be downloaded from our website: www.bishopheber.cheshire.sch.uk

Closing date for applications is 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 27th August 2025. Interviews for short-listed applicants will be held on Friday, 5th September 2025

If you have previously submitted an application for this post, please do not re-apply.

We are totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. If successful you will be expected to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

“Respect, Opportunity and Achievement”