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Pupil Attendance & Engagement Officer

Job Posted: 3 days ago

Salary: £ 120 - 200 / Day
Job Type: Temporary
Location: Dagenham, London

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

Pupil Attendance & Engagement Officer

Pay: Paid to scale (Inner/Outer/Fringe London). This may be a permanent salary or a daily rate equivalent to scale.
 Start Date: January 2026 | Contract: Long-term with potential to go permanent

Empowering Learning are recruiting a Pupil Attendance & Engagement Officer for a secondary school in East London. This key role supports whole-school attendance, punctuality, welfare and safeguarding, ensuring students are consistently engaging with learning and achieving strong progression.

You'll work closely with pastoral teams, Heads of Year and external agencies to monitor attendance, follow up concerns, meet with families and implement strategies that keep students in lessons and engaged with their curriculum.

Strong communication, behaviour management, resilience and accurate record-keeping are essential. Schools are particularly keen on candidates with experience in attendance, safeguarding, pastoral support or SEMH environments.

What's on offer:

Paid to scale (Inner/Outer/Fringe)

Salary or daily rate equivalent

Long-term role with genuine progression opportunities

Supportive pastoral team with strong development pathways

A school committed to consistent routines, high standards and student development

Key responsibilities:

Monitor daily attendance and punctuality across the school

Make first-day calls and follow up attendance concerns

Work with students who require support with engagement, SEMH needs or behaviour routines

Conduct meetings with parents and carers

Produce reports, maintain accurate records and support safeguarding procedures

Implement whole-school strategies to improve attendance and pupil progress

What the school are looking for:

Experience in attendance, behaviour, pastoral, safeguarding or SEMH

Strong behaviour management and confident communication

Ability to build rapport with students and families

Calm, organised and able to work within clear systems

Understanding of the link between attendance, progression and curriculum engagement

If you're ready to make an impact as a Pupil Attendance & Engagement Officer and help students stay on track, apply today or send your CV to Brad at Empowering Learning.

Empowering Learning is committed to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities for all applicants

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