School Attendance Welfare Officer

School Attendance Welfare Officer

Salary/grade: Grade 7 Point 13-15

Salary FTE £36,652 to £39,854

Job title

School Attendance Welfare Officer

Reporting to

Assistant Vice Principal (Pastoral)

Grade and salary

Grade 7 Point 13-15

Salary Pro-Rota: £31,078 to £33,792 (for term time + 1 week)

Hours

37.5 hours per week    

8am – 4pm Monday to Friday

Working pattern

39 working weeks - Term time plus one week

Contract

Permanent

Start date

October 2026

Closing date

Monday 24th August 2026

Interview date

Friday 4th September 2026

Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby is passionate about learning in its widest sense. Our mission is to ensure that our pupils value and enjoy their learning inside and outside the classroom.

Join our team

Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby is seeking a highly organised, persistent and compassionate School Attendance Welfare Officer to take a central role in improving attendance and punctuality across the school.

This is a varied and influential role combining accurate attendance administration, direct work with pupils and families, and the preparation of evidence for formal attendance processes. The successful candidate will work closely with year teams, pastoral and safeguarding colleagues, senior leaders and external agencies to identify barriers, secure appropriate support and ensure concerns are followed through consistently.

About the role

• Act as the school’s central operational point of contact for attendance and punctuality.

• Monitor attendance information, identify patterns and coordinate timely intervention.

• Contact parents and carers, issue attendance correspondence and maintain clear case records.

• Lead attendance support meetings and review individual attendance action plans.

• Prepare warning notices, penalty-notice referrals, chronologies, witness statements and other evidence required for statutory attendance action.

• Support reintegration and return-to-school planning following prolonged absence.

• Work alongside the safeguarding team, escalating concerns promptly.

We are looking for someone who

• can combine warmth and empathy with professional challenge and clear expectations;

• is confident working with pupils and families where attendance concerns are complex;

• has excellent written communication, record-keeping and organisational skills;

• can interpret attendance data and turn it into purposeful action;

• understands that absence may be a symptom of wider welfare, SEND, medical or safeguarding needs;

• can manage a demanding caseload, meet deadlines and follow statutory processes accurately.

Why join us?

You will join a committed pastoral and attendance team in which early intervention, family engagement, safeguarding and formal attendance action are closely connected. You will receive appropriate induction, supervision and professional development and will have the opportunity to make a visible difference to pupils’ access to education.

Benefits include:

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Free on-site carparking for all staff

• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured Wellbeing programme and app)

• Complimentary Christmas lunch for all staff

• Access to the staffroom, including kitchen facilities, and complimentary tea and coffee at breaktime and lunchtime

• A commitment to professional development opportunities including membership to the National College

Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Commitment

Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check including a check of the children’s barred list, satisfactory and relevant references, identity and right-to-work in UK checks, and any other checks required by current guidance. An online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence, and all shortlisted candidates will be required to complete and submit a criminal self-disclosure form prior to interview. All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role. Any offer of employment is conditional upon certain conditions which will be outlined in the offer letter. All new staff are expected to undertake mandatory training: safeguarding, online safety, prevent and allergy & anaphylaxis awareness prior to their employment start date.

We have a child protection and safeguarding policy in place which can be found on our website:

How to Apply

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference to the lives of the young people at Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby, then we would love to hear from you!

Our pupils are delightful. We are minutes away from Ironbridge Gorge and some beautiful countryside and we'd love to have you on our team. We look forward to receiving your application soon.

Further information, and an application form are available by clicking on the relevant links or from our website: Vacancies - Haberdashers' Abraham Darby

If you wish to discuss the post in more detail, please contact the Assistant Vice Principal (Pastoral), via email: View email address on tes.com

The closing date for applications is 3pm on Monday 24th August 2026.

Applications should be returned to the HR Manager – View email address on tes.com

We reserve the right to close the advertisement early and to interview and appoint before the closing date – therefore early applications are encouraged.

Background Information on Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby

Haberdashers’ Abraham Darby is a vibrant, 11-18 mixed school which opened in September 2008 and moved into a brand-new state of the art building in the summer of 2012 with a superb leisure complex adjacent to the school building. We are a member of the Haberdashers’ West Midlands Academies Trust; a thriving partnership with Haberdashers’ Adams school (11-18) and Haberdashers’ Castle House school (0-11) both located in Newport, Shropshire. A focus on traditional values and high expectations is resulting in rapidly rising standards and popularity as a school of first choice. We are located within a short distance from the picturesque River Severn and Ironbridge Gorge, not far from Telford and Shrewsbury, with good railway, road and motorway links to both the M6 and M54.

The Haberdashers’ Company – an introduction

The Haberdashers' Company is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies and has a long history closely connected to the development of the City of London. We are a welcoming and inclusive organisation with a strong social purpose. We are proud of our roots, traditions and values that go back centuries, but equally, we are a modern organisation committed to a vibrant and diverse future. We harness the resources of the Haberdashers’ community to empower young people from every background and enable them to flourish.

HABERDASHERS' ABRAHAM DARBY - Ironbridge Road Madeley Telford TF7 5HX

A member of the Haberdashers’ West Midlands Academies Trust (HWMAT)

Tel: View phone number on tes.com (General Enquiries)

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