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  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    7 August 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    31 July 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£21,259.00 Annually (Actual)

Attendance Officer job summary

About this Role

Attendance Officer

Temporary

37 hours per week - Term Time only

LL3 SCALE POINT 6-8

£21,259.48 per annum (actual)

Required from September 2025

Cardinal Newman School is an 11-19 comprehensive school with Specialist Science Status, serving the Roman Catholic community in Luton and Dunstable. We are one of the most successful schools in Luton and have a thriving 6th form with 300 students. We have been consistently described by Ofsted as a ‘good’ school and under Section 48 as an ‘outstanding Catholic school’.

We are looking to appoint an attendance officer to join us from September 2025 on a temporary basis.

The right candidate needs to:

Be approachable and confident in dealing with parents and pupils

Have excellent inter-personal and communication skills

Have a keep eye for detail

Promote the school’s Catholic ethos and values

For full details about this post please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing date: 7th August 2025

Interviews: 14th or 21st August 2025

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, prohibition order check and the Disclosing & Barring Service.

Roman Catholic School in the Diocese of Northampton

‘Together towards our Lord through learning, love and faith’

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

Safeguarding at Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Cardinal Newman Catholic School School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. Our school policies for Child Protection and Safeguarding can be found on the Safeguarding page of our website.
As a school we ensure that we are compliant with all legislative and statutory guidance, most notably:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working together to safeguard children
The PREVENT duty
Staff training
All of our staff complete accredited level one safeguarding training online. Our safeguarding team have all completed level three training.
All staff also receive regular updates and training.

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About Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1641 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

The school is founded on the Christian values expressed in the gospels: peace, truth, justice and love. These values underpin everything we do within the school and they unite us as a Christian community. We view each person as special and unique and our highly professional staff is dedicated to ensuring that every pupil fulfils their God given potential. Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a truly inclusive community and we celebrate our pupils’ achievements, together with providing outstanding pastoral support.
Christ is at the centre of all we do, which is reflected in our mission statement "Together towards our Lord, through learning, love and faith". The life and school journey that we are all on is rooted in Christ and this permeates all that we do. The cornerstone of our high achievements is a dedicated and hardworking staff who are proud to work here. Our staff want to do their best for all our children and strive for excellence in everything they do.

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