Attendance Improvement Officer

Pakefield High School, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7AQ

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  24 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  3 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,606

Attendance Improvement Officer job summary

Attendance Improvement Officer

Point 12 - £21,606 (actual salary)

Full time equivalent salary range – Point 12 £28,598 to Point 17 £31,022

32.5 hours per week – 8.00am – 3.00pm

Term time plus one week (39 weeks per year)

One Year Fixed term.

Start Date: 5 January 2026

Clarion Corvus Trust is seeking to appoint an Attendance Improvement Officer at Pakefield High School, Lowestoft. The successful candidate will improve and monitor student attendance working with Pastoral Leaders and other support team colleagues. You will track, monitor and support targeted students and their families; by making home visits and liaising with other outside agencies when appropriate. 

We welcome applicants with a range of experiences, you will be someone who understands and enjoys working with young people, is well organised, flexible, adaptable and enjoys variety in your work. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to motivate students and gain their respect.

Your opportunity

By joining Clarion Academy Trust, you will become part of a staff dedicated to and passionate about securing the best possible outcomes for our young people. We can offer you:

•          The chance to work as part of a forward-thinking dynamic team

•          A role that can make significant positive impacts on the lives of young people

•          A creative and innovative environment

•          Excellent opportunities for career and professional development

•          A welcoming and supportive staffing body

•          Enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme (if eligible)

For more information, please see our website www.clarioncorvus.org.uk

Closing Date: 9.00am Monday 24 November 2025

Interviews: Tuesday 2 December 2025

Clarion Corvus Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Clarion Corvus Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people across its schools and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, and have checks carried out with previous employers. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Pakefield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 701 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Pakefield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pakefield-high-school

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