Grade 4, Point 5-6 : £14,163 - £14,597 (FTE = £30,406 - £30,841)
20 hours per week
Term time only
One-year fixed term initially
We are seeking a confident, caring and resilient Attendance Support Officer to help improve pupil attendance and support families. The role will involve monitoring attendance during the morning, contacting parents and carers, challenging poor attendance, conducting home visits and working with pupils and families to address barriers to school attendance.
This opportunity may be particularly suited to someone who has previously worked in a school, the police, social care, youth work, family support or another role involving professional challenge and community engagement.
We are looking for someone who can:
- Communicate confidently and professionally with parents and carers.
- Combine empathy and support with clear expectations and appropriate challenge.
- Work independently, use sound judgement and maintain accurate records.
- Conduct home visits safely and professionally.
- Recognise and report safeguarding concerns promptly.
- Build positive relationships with pupils, families, colleagues and external services.
If you are passionate about improving outcomes for young people and believe that every school day matters, we would welcome your application.
Drapers’ Academy has much to offer:
• Summer 2024: Best ever GCSE and A Level results
• Nationally recognised GCSE progress
• March 2025: Recognised by Ofsted as Good in all areas
• A clear vision to deliver high standards of education and serve our community
• State-of-the-art campus surrounded by acres of countryside
• Committed, generous sponsors: The Drapers Company and Queen Mary University
• An environment that promotes innovation
• Class size averaging 25
• Opportunities to teach across KS3, 4 and 5
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme offering individual support, information and advice
• Centralised detention model
• All pupils place their phones in Yondr pouches during the school day
• Committed and supportive Senior Leadership Team
• Proactive staff led Wellbeing Team
• Our own Sixth Form area dedicated to A Level teaching
• Membership of the Havering Teacher Training Partnership and the Ambition Institute to support ECT induction, teacher training and CPD of staff at all levels
• An employer who invests in the development of staff with a commitment to ongoing professional development through Instructional Coaching
• Staff access to our gym
• Close proximity to the M25 (Junction 28, Brentwood) and the A12 for ease of access from London, Kent, Essex or Hertfordshire and ample secure on-site parking
• Short bus journey from Harold Wood train station and Elizabeth line tube station
It is our practice to recruit staff to permanent positions via direct application rather than agency placement.
We welcome staff who wish to visit the school in advance of application. To arrange this, please contact
slucey@drapersacademy.com
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful candidate.
Closing Date: 3rd November 2026 at 9.00am
Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance, an online check, and other relevant employment checks.
Safeguarding
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal Opportunities
Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
