Attendance Officer - Sheffield

Attendance Officer Location: Sheffield S5 Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday Start Date: September 2026 Salary: Competitive, depending on experience Every school day matters. Could you help make sure every child gets the chance to learn? A welcoming primary school in Sheffield S5 is looking for a caring, organised and proactive Attendance Officer to join their team full-time. This is much more than keeping registers up to date. You'll play a key role in helping children get the most out of school by building positive relationships with families, supporting pupils who need encouragement, and working alongside school staff to improve attendance across the school. If you're someone who enjoys making a real difference behind the scenes, loves building relationships, and can stay calm while juggling a busy workload, we'd love to hear from you. What you'll be doing Monitoring daily attendance and following up on pupil absences.Contacting parents and carers regarding unexplained absences.Maintaining accurate attendance records using the school's management information system.Working closely with senior leaders to identify attendance concerns and support improvement plans.Producing attendance reports and analysing data.Liaising with external agencies where appropriate.Helping create a positive culture where every school day counts. We're looking for someone who Has previous experience in a school office or attendance role.Is confident using Microsoft Office and school management systems (such as SIMS or Arbor, although training can be provided).Has excellent communication and organisational skills.Can handle sensitive conversations with empathy and professionalism.Understands the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.Enjoys working as part of a supportive school team. What you'll get A full-time role in a friendly and welcoming primary school.Support from an experienced leadership team.The chance to make a genuine impact on children's education and wellbeing.A varied role where no two days are quite the same. Why work with Protocol Education? When you register with us, you'll also benefit from: Weekly PAYE pay, with no umbrella companies.FREE access to our online CPD Academy.Personal support from your dedicated consultant.Opportunities across mainstream, SEND and alternative provisions.A quick and straightforward registration process.A referral scheme where you can earn rewards for recommending friends. If you're ready for a role where your organisation, communication and people skills can make a real difference every single day, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and let's find your next role in education. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please see visit the Protocol Education website.