27 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    9 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    9 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£27,254.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 4, Point 9-14

Attendance Lead and Alternate DSL job summary

Salary: Grade 4, point 9-14, (pro rota) Contract Details: 8:40 a.m - 3:30 p.m, 31 hrs and 40 mins per week, 39 weeks per year Interview date: Monday 13th July 2026

Do you believe in a nurturing and inclusive approach from all children? Then please read on.

The Beeches Primary requires an experienced Attendance Lead and Alternate DSL to join our successful school. This is a great opportunity for you to work more closely with our team of dedicated staff, wonderful children and wider community.

You will:

  • Be passionate about removing barriers for learning

  • Work with families, individuals and groups of children, using regular attendance checks and contact with parents/ carers and children to promote and improve levels of attendance.

  • Collate information with regard to the attendance of students who may be experiencing attendance difficulties in order to inform school, Education Welfare and parents/ carers.

  • Provide educational support for pupils with social, communication, emotional and behavioural difficulties.

  • Liaise with the Senior Leadership Team, updating them regularly with attendance data and support provided.

  • Attend relevant meetings, including with the Educational Welfare Officer

  • Contact parents/carers and relevant agencies to support attendance plans

  • Commit to raising the achievement of all children

  • Be a good communicator with the ability to work effectively with other agencies and families

  • Be enthusiastic, empathetic, patient and non-judgmental

  • Have knowledge and understanding of a holistic approach to behaviour management, including the importance of self-awareness and self-control whilst managing behaviour.

  • Have experience with working with children, families and outside agencies

  • Be a member of the safeguarding team and an Alternate DSL

  • Support families with ‘early help’ and referrals to outside agencies

You will be expected to have experience and a professional approach to working with children and families. A good sense of humour and a commitment to life-long learning are essential.

The Beeches offers a caring, friendly and welcoming environment and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children.

Our aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture and represent the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy, maternity and paternity. We are committed to inclusivity and will consider requests for flexible working including part time and job share arrangements, where the role allows.

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our staff, developing skills, training, further qualification and accreditation. The Beeches CP School offers a caring, friendly and welcoming environment.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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

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

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.

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About The Beeches Community Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
402 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
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School website
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