Attendance Officer

Kingswood Academy, Hull, HU7 4WR

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  27 May 2025 at 3:04pm

• Date listed

  6 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £9580 - £10056 per annum

Attendance Officer job summary

Salary: NJC 11-14 £9,580 - £10,056 (Actual salary) £23,951 - £25,141 (FTE) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Part time (0.4) term time plus 10 days (40 weeks)
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: September 2025

Championing Attendance, Empowering Achievement.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional part time Attendance Officer to join our passionate and ambitious team. This vital role supports our mission to raise achievement by improving student attendance and engagement across the academy.

The Role
As Attendance Officer, you will:

* Lead and coordinate all attendance administration, ensuring statutory obligations and academy targets are met
* Build positive, constructive relationships with parents/carers to promote student attendance and engagement
* Conduct home visits to support students and families within our local community
* Maintain accurate records and handle sensitive information with the utmost discretion
* Manage conflicting priorities with professionalism and a strong attention to detail
* Contribute to a collaborative, supportive team environment

You will have:

* Proven experience in an administrative or attendance-focused role
* A high level of confidentiality, professionalism, and interpersonal skills
* The ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and handle competing priorities
* A passion for improving student outcomes and a belief in the potential of every young person

Why Kingswood?

Our academy is built on six key drivers: the highest expectations, never give up, everyone is valued, value feedback, no excuses, and outstanding learning. We live and breathe these principles every day.
At Kingswood Academy, you'll find a supportive, ambitious, and inspiring culture. You'll be part of a wider trust that values personal development and is committed to unlocking the full potential of its students and staff alike.
We welcome visits to the academy.

To arrange a visit or discuss the role further, please contact us.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

Closing date: 25th May

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Applying for the job

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

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

About Kingswood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1455 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingswood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingswood-academy

Kingswood Academy is a school rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. We are also an academy where on average our students make over a grade more progress, across all subjects, than other students do nationally; placing the school as the highest performing school in the region.

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