Pastoral Attendance & Safeguarding Support Coordinator Key Stage 3

Start Date: Between November 2026 - January 2027
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time plus 1 INSET day
Salary: H7.19 - £33,199 FTE (£24,458 pro rata)

Make a real difference to the attendance, wellbeing and success of our students! The Saint John Henry Newman School is seeking to appoint a Pastoral Attendance & Safeguarding Support Coordinator to join our pastoral team. This is an important and rewarding role for someone who is passionate about helping young people overcome barriers to education and achieve their potential. You will work closely with students, families and colleagues to improve attendance, support students experiencing emotionally based school non-attendance (EBSNA) and provide delegated pastoral and safeguarding support.

You will manage an allocated caseload, developing positive relationships with students and their families and coordinating practical, timely support. You will work closely with our Attendance, Safeguarding, SEND, Wellbeing and Pastoral teams to ensure that support is joined up and focused on positive outcomes for each student.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing an allocated caseload of students requiring targeted attendance, EBSNA or pastoral support.
• Working directly with students and parents/carers to understand barriers to attendance and agree achievable next steps.
• Monitoring attendance, punctuality and engagement and following up concerns in line with school procedures.
• Supporting phased returns, reintegration plans and other agreed attendance interventions.
• Coordinating support between pastoral, safeguarding, SEND, wellbeing and curriculum teams.
• Maintaining accurate records of interventions, communication, attendance and outcomes.
• Providing delegated safeguarding support under the direction of the Designated Safeguarding Lead, including welfare follow-up and appropriate student check-ins.
• Recording and escalating safeguarding concerns appropriately using CPOMS.
• Supporting the practical arrangements for visits and meetings involving external professionals and agencies.
• Acting as a key point of contact for parents and carers within allocated cases, providing clear, sensitive and appropriately challenging communication.
• Supporting factual information gathering and student follow-up following significant incidents, as directed by an authorised senior leader.
• Contributing to multi-agency work and referrals where appropriate.
• Reviewing cases regularly and identifying when support should be continued, adjusted, escalated or brought to a planned close.

This is a varied role requiring excellent organisation, sound judgement and the ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

• Has experience of working with secondary-aged children or young people.
• Has a genuine passion for helping young people overcome barriers to learning and attendance.
• Understands the importance of attendance and the impact that persistent absence and EBSNA can have on a young person's education and wellbeing.
• Has an understanding of safeguarding and child protection and the importance of accurate recording and reporting.
• Communicates confidently and sensitively with students, parents, carers and professionals.
• Is calm, resilient and able to manage sensitive or challenging situations professionally.
• Is highly organised and able to manage a caseload, competing priorities and accurate record keeping.
• Can work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary pastoral team while also working independently within agreed procedures.
• Is committed to equality, inclusion and the welfare and safeguarding of all students.
• Will fully support the school's Catholic ethos and our values of Ambition, Courage and Compassion.

The Saint John Henry Newman School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to our safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

For further information, please contact the school or visit our website for the full job description and person specification.

The Saint John Henry Newman School
Ambition Courage Compassion