Attendance and Safeguarding Admin Officer Job Leicester area,East Midlands England UK,Education / Teaching

Attendance and Safeguarding Admin Officer

Required from 1st January 2027

Full time, 37 hours a week, term time + 2 weeks

Permanent

Salary Grade E point 13-19 (£30, 023 - £33, 119 FTE per annum)

Actual salary £27,147 - £29,946

Zaytouna Primary School is seeking to appoint a dedicated, resilient and caring professional to provide support and guidance to our pupils to ensure they reach their full potential.

Our attendance and safeguarding admin officer will work alongside key school staff and multi agencies within the Local Authority to reduce the risk of harm to pupils and to improve their attendance.

The successful applicant will take a supportive role within safeguarding processes at the school and a lead role in implementing the attendance procedures.

Improve levels of attendance for all pupils

Reduce student absence and to engage with families to support them to ensure they fulfil their legal responsibilities

Promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture at the school

Play a vital role in the safeguarding of all pupils

Act as Designated Senior Person for the school, attending multi-agency meetings as required

To work with vulnerable children

We warmly welcome applications from those who are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children and thrives on challenging themselves and others to keep on improving.

Our working relationships are positive, supportive and forward looking

You will:

Have knowledge of safeguarding procedures and protocols

Have knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and legislation in relation to education and child welfare/protection

Have an understanding of inclusion within formal/informal settings

Be able to identify barriers to learning for individual children and provide them with a range of strategies for overcoming these barrier

Work effectively with a range of partners including class teachers, SENDCos and senior leaders in order to address the needs of individual children

Be aware and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person

In return we offer:

A collaborative and supportive team of talented professionals.

A commitment to professional development opportunities in order to enhance your ability to develop and improve provision.

The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children.

Motivated, friendly and hardworking children.

A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards.

Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

Calm and purposeful learning environments

Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

Equality and diversity matters to us.

If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Any questions, queries or requests to visit school should be directed to Aaron Bird, Headteacher at Zaytouna Primary School, 500 London Road, Derby, DE24 8WH
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Closing date for applications:
Thursday, 12th November 2026

Interviews will be held:
Tuesday, 17th November 2026

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9510 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.