Attendance Adviser

Temporary until June 2026 or until post holder returns, whichever is earlier.

About the Role

In conjunction with the Lead Adviser – Attendance and Wellbeing, you will provide a professional, highly visible, accessible and responsive welfare service to all students, focused principally on student attendance and personal finance issues.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide attendance advice to student

· Monitor retention and attainment statistics for all our students

· Liaise with Student Advisers: Guidance and key Academic staff on students identified as being at particular risk of disengagement / academic failure

· Assess students for vulnerability for hardship/emergency payments.

· Assist in improving the services offered to students through ongoing monitoring, evaluation and reflection; adapting to meet the changing needs of our students.

Please refer to the job description which details the full description of the key responsibilities and activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Essential:
• Educated to SCQF level 7 (HNC) or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Proven experience in a similar role.
• An understanding of barriers to learning and how these maybe overcome
• Proven record of effective equality & diversity practise
• Desirable:
• Safeguarding training
• Proven record of Safeguarding
• Experience of working and supporting looked After and Accommodated young people within education.

Skills and Attributes

• Essential:
• Positive attitude to Equality & Diversity
• Commitment to promoting the welfare of all our learners
• Organisation skills to ensure effective and efficient use of resources
• Excellent ICT skills, including data analysis using Excel