Attendance and Wellbeing Officer

Vacancy Summary

Attendance and Wellbeing Officer

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 2 days

Monday to Thursday 8:15am - 4:15pm & Friday 8:15am - 3:45pm

Fixed Term contract until 31 December 2027

Vacancy Information

We are seeking a committed, organised and compassionate Attendance and Wellbeing Officer to join our dedicated team.

This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in improving pupil attendance and punctuality, supporting families to overcome barriers to education, and ensuring every child has the best possible chance to thrive at school.

Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Pastoral Team, SENCO and external agencies, you will build positive relationships with pupils and families, promote excellent attendance, and contribute to a culture where every day in school matters.

About the Role

As our Attendance and Wellbeing Officer, you will:

• Promote a whole-school culture of excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Monitor, analyse and report attendance data using Arbor.
• Work proactively with pupils and families to identify and overcome barriers to attendance.
• Carry out first-day response procedures, attendance investigations and home visits where appropriate.
• Support vulnerable pupils and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed at all times.
• Liaise with parents, carers and professionals to improve attendance outcomes.
• Produce attendance reports and identify trends requiring intervention.
• Support the implementation of the school's attendance policy and statutory procedures.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can build positive, professional relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Is highly organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities.
• Has experience of working with attendance, pastoral support, family engagement or administration within an educational setting.
• Is confident using management information systems and analysing data.
• Has a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
• Is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people.

Please download the job description and person specification for more information about the role, and to check you meet the essential criteria.

To apply, please go to https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=c23c33ca-81b4-4b8e-b026-fb6c534163d6 

Closing Date: Sunday 29th November 2026

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS check. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. 

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy) https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide