Attendance Assistant

Marine Academy Plymouth, Plymouth, PL5 2AF

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 August 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  15 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 30 - Monday to Friday (08:00 to 14:00)
• Contract type: Fixed term - September to April - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Actual salary: Grade C (Actual Salary £17,287 - £17,840)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thank you for your interest in joining our school. We're proud to have been rated 'Good' by Ofsted and are working to become a national leader in education. At MAP, we are driven by a clear and ambitious core belief: every student who joins us has the potential to get to and through university. While we recognize that this may not be the right path for all of our students, we firmly believe that having this option is a hallmark of a successful, high-quality education—one that enables our students to excel in top careers and live their best lives. We combine academic rigor with a joyful learning experience, ensuring our students gain the knowledge, experiences, and support needed to achieve their dreams.

We are looking for an Attendance Assistant to work within our attendance team to promote excellent attendance amongst students, reduce absence levels and work alongside students and families as required. You will be joining a dynamic and friendly team, who all work together to improve the educational outcomes for our students. The main purpose of the role is to make contact, both on the phone and through home visits of non-attending students each day to ensure they are not missing school unnecessarily.

Previous experience in managing attendance within a school setting is advantageous as are good levels of spoken English, GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent and excellent organisational skills.

What the school offers its staff

We prioritise staff well-being, offering work-life balance, professional development, and collaboration through the Ted Wragg Trust. We are proud to have nationally recognised for our commitment to staff wellbeing and workload reduction. Benefits of working as a teacher and leader at MAP include:

• Scheduled ‘Golden Time’ where staff can work from home
• Centralised behaviour system
• Extensive CPD offer
• Support as part of the Ted Wragg Trust

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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Attendance Assistant recruitment pack.pdf - 7.73 MB (opens in new tab)

About Marine Academy Plymouth

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 975 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Email address: Recruitment@marineacademy.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marine-academy-plymouth

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