16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    2 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    15 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,586.00 - £26,783.00 Annually (Actual) Term Time Only Plus 3 Weeks

Attendance Improvement Officer job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic team player to manage the improvement of attendance for students. The successful candidate will be very well organised and have the ability to work well as part of a team.

Job Purpose:

To secure the beneficial and regular attendance of all students of The Adeyfield Academy, by supporting students and families, liaising and working closely with other agencies.

Key Tasks:

Positively promote attendance and punctuality across the school maintaining links with staff and families to ensure issues affecting attendance are dealt with before they escalate

To identify patterns of non-attendance and late arrival quickly and inform line manager to ensure timely interventions

Complete strategic home visits and report to safeguarding

To support attendance and improve systems across the school

The Academy offers:

A friendly working environment with supportive and caring colleagues

A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing

Excellent facilities with significant recent investment

All staff encouraged and supported in their professional development

Desirable location to live or work with great transport links and perfectly located for job seekers from Herts, Beds, Bucks and North and West London

The Adeyfield Academy is set in the heart of the community of Hemel Hempstead and is a mixed, all ability 11-18 sponsored Academy and part of the Ambition Education Trust. We welcome visits from potential applicants. Please contact our Team on 01442 406020.

Closing Date for application & shortlisting: Monday 2 June at 9.00am

Interviews take place: from Tuesday 3 June 2025

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The Adeyfield Academy is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our vision is to build a collaborative partnership of schools that provide outstanding educational provision through challenge and promoting excellence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We seek to ensure that all our staff feel valued, supported and enjoy exceptional professional development opportunities.

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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About The Adeyfield Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
762 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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The Adeyfield Academy is a 11-19 comprehensive school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. There are approximately 560 students on roll including 70 in the Sixth Form. Our aim is to provide the highest quality education for each individual, supported by our motto of Learning Without Limits. The Adeyfield Academy has an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced staff body. There are many opportunities to become involved in extra-curricular activities including drama productions, musical events, sport and residential visits. The school is a rewarding environment in which to work, with excellent relationships between all members of our school community. Teamwork is at the core of our work and we value the input of all staff equally. We know that we are strongest when we all work together to achieve the best for all our students. We operate a 25 period, two-week timetable. A faculty system operates and Heads of Faculty lead the curriculum areas. A year system operates with all students allocated to a form group. In Year 7 -9 students are taught in half-year groups with setting in the core subjects. In Years 10-11, students follow a core of English, Maths, Science, PE, Citizenship, Geography or History with four option choices from a wide range of subjects. Open access to the Sixth Form encourages many students to stay on each year. Programmes of study include A-Level and Vocational courses. As a result of growing student numbers and a wider array of specialisms offered amongst staff, our KS5 curriculum continues to expand. The Adeyfield Academy continues to go from strength-to-strength and we want all students to achieve their best.

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