Attendance Manager

Callington Community College, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7DR

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

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: £30,024.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) Actual pro-rata salary from £20,850 pa to £22,637 pa

Attendance Manager job summary

What we need from you

• A strong commitment to improving student attendance and outcomes
• Confidence in working with attendance data, systems (SIMS/CPOMS) and processes
• Excellent communication skills - empathetic, professional and confident when challenging conversations are needed
• Experience working with children and families, ideally in an education or safeguarding-focused environment
• Highly organised, resilient and able to work collaboratively with staff and external agencies

What you’ll do

• Lead and deliver our attendance strategy and interventions
• Track attendance, hold Supportive Attendance Meetings, and follow up rigorously
• Liaise daily with parents, staff, senior leaders and external services
• Identify concerns early and contribute to safeguarding and inclusion work

What we can offer

• A supportive, values-driven culture within Westcountry Schools Trust
• The opportunity to make a real impact on young people’s lives
• A welcoming team committed to compassion, aspiration, integrity and collaboration

If you care deeply about children, thrive on responsibility, and want to be part of a College that puts students first, we’d love to hear from you.

Callington Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance, which will include, if appropriate, a letter of good conduct from any country in which an applicant has worked or lived in within the last 5 years; plus prudent checks of references and employment history. The interview will include questions about safeguarding children.

To see our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy please click here

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

Callington Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance, which will include, if appropriate, a letter of good conduct from any country in which an applicant has worked or lived in within the last 5 years; plus prudent checks of references and employment history. The interview will include questions about safeguarding children.

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 Callington Community College

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 862 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Callington Community College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/callington-community-college-pl17-7dr

This is an exciting opportunity to join Westcountry Schools Trust. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Built on an extensive track record of excellence, the Trust combines a range of secondary colleges, primary schools and business units based in a variety of sites across Devon and Cornwall.

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