Attendance Officer

Cirencester Deer Park School, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1XB

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 November 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: £31,015.00 - £33,673.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 6, Scale Point 15 to 20

Attendance Officer job summary

The Role

We are seeking a compassionate, resilient and highly organised Attendance Officer to join our pastoral team and play a key role in supporting pupils to achieve their full potential through excellent attendance and engagement. This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of young people by helping remove barriers to education, building positive relationships with families and ensuring every pupil feels supported to attend, participate and succeed.

Working closely with senior leaders, safeguarding staff, pastoral teams and external agencies, you will lead the school's attendance strategy, monitor attendance trends, implement targeted interventions and provide practical support to pupils and families. You will use data intelligently to identify concerns early, whilst fostering a culture of high expectations, belonging and success for every pupil.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced attendance, pastoral, welfare or family support professional who is passionate about inclusion, pupil wellbeing and educational achievement.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead and manage whole-school attendance monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Develop and implement effective strategies to improve attendance and punctuality for all pupils.
• Identify and support pupils whose attendance gives cause for concern, including persistent and severely absent learners.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers and external agencies to address barriers to attendance.
• Lead attendance intervention planning and personalised attendance support strategies.
• Analyse attendance data to identify trends and inform school improvement priorities.
• Deliver training and guidance to staff regarding attendance procedures and statutory requirements.
• Support safeguarding and pupil welfare through effective attendance monitoring and partnership working.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with children, young people and families in an education, pastoral, welfare or support setting.
• Has experience of improving outcomes for young people through targeted support and intervention.
• Can build positive, constructive and professional relationships with pupils, parents, carers and colleagues.
• Is confident using data to identify concerns, monitor progress and evaluate the impact of interventions.
• Has excellent organisational, administrative and record-keeping skills.
• Understands safeguarding responsibilities and the factors that can impact attendance, wellbeing and achievement.
• Can communicate confidently and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed.

Cirencester Deer Park School

As part of our team, the successful candidate will lead by example, recognising the opportunity in every interaction to make a difference and inspiring others to bring out the best in every pupil. Together, our vision is to see everyone achieve more than they first thought possible, through our values of trust, kindness, determination. We have high expectations for all, creating an environment where every young person can dream big, work hard and achieve their fullest potential.

Our staff are at the heart of what we do. We offer a range of benefits designed to support wellbeing and professional growth, including:

• Membership with Schools Mutual, providing health and wellbeing support.
• A positive and inclusive working environment where everyone is valued.
• A strong team spirit and a genuine sense of buzz and energy across the school.
• Opportunities for professional growth, development and the chance to make a meaningful impact every day.

Our commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity underpins everything we do, from how we support our pupils to how we work together as colleagues. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities and are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and able to thrive.

Further information about our school can be found on our website. Applications should be completed through MyNewTerm and accompanied by a personal statement. Applications should be submitted no later than midnight on Sunday, 22 November 2026. Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place on a date to be confirmed.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

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

We are committed to the safeguarding of our pupils and employment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and the receipt of satisfactory references.

Our Ofsted Report in January 2023 confirmed: "Leaders have established a strong culture of safeguarding. Appropriate checks are made on adults working in the school. Staff understand the priority that should be given to safeguarding. They receive effective training and report concerns about pupils or adults appropriately."

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 Cirencester Deer Park School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1020 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cirencester Deer Park School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cirencester-deer-park-school-cirencester

As a high performing comprehensive school with 1000 pupils in the South Cotswolds, Cirencester Deer Park School is committed to providing outstanding education and developing our staff. Having initially converted to an Academy in April 2011, we are now a leading member of The Corinium Education Trust, the first ‘mixed’ Multi-Academy Trust in Gloucestershire which brings together a large secondary, community primary and church schools; the leaders of which are ambitious for their pupils’ learning and life chances and are committed to continuous school improvement.

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