Lead Attendance Officer

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Salary: Grade 8, £25,549 - £28,651 per annum.

29.6 hours per week, term time plus two weeks working 40 weeks per year

Permanent

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team working with schools, families and other services to improve school attendance across the borough in line with recent statutory guidance ‘Working Together to Improve School Attendance’.

About you:
You’ll be an experienced practitioner with experience of working with schools, children and their families. You will be responsible for efficiently managing your own workload and will be expected to be able to communicate effectively with a range of people involved in improving attendance. You will be able to use data to inform decision making and challenge.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

As part of Wigan Council, the Attendance Team has a positive outlook and delivers on a range of statutory duties. New guidance from the Department for Education makes this an exciting time to join our team as we embed new ways of working.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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For further information, please contact Nathan Jones, School Attendance Lead at Nathan.jones@wigan.gov.uk

Interview dates:
Priority Candidates: Thursday 9^th July 2026
All other Candidates: Tuesday 14^th July 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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