School Attendance Assistant

About the Role

Contract Type:
Fixed Term,

Working Hours:

Full Time, Number of Positions: 1,

Start Date:

1st September 2026, Salary: £29,064 per annum (pro rata)

We are looking to appoint a School Attendance Assistant to work within a friendly, committed and hard‑working team in our school office.

This is a varied role involving many aspects of school administration. The successful candidate will be efficient and conscientious, with excellent organisational skills.

Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the provision of a responsive and comprehensive high‑quality support service to help improve overall school attendance in the school.
• Support the school to ensure the achievement of attendance objectives.
• Undertake reception duties.
• Undertake routine clerical and administrative support duties.
• Maintain manual and computerised records and management information systems.
• Be aware and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person as soon as they arise.

• Knowledge and understanding of working with children, young people and families and dealing with barriers to education.
• Some knowledge and understanding of school attendance systems and reporting.
• Excellent IT, written, oral and listening communication skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures.
• Good interpersonal skills and a pleasant manner.
• A good sense of humour, ability to work calmly in stressful situations and work effectively as part of a team.
• Willingness to enter fully into the life of the school.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice can be viewed on the relevant website.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre‑employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.