Attendance Officer

Forge Valley School & Sixth Form, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6 5HG

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  9 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  30 June 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: Grade 4 Point 7 - 12

Attendance Officer job summary

Attendance Officer

Grade 4 - Point 7 - 12 pro-rata

Hours: 22.5, 3 days per week, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Weeks per year: 41 weeks

Forge Valley School is an 11-18 Academy sponsored by INOVA Multi-Academy Trust.

We are seeking an organised, proactive, and professional Attendance Officer to support and promote excellent attendance across Forge Valley School. The successful candidate will work closely with pupils, families, pastoral staff, and external agencies, you will play a key role in monitoring attendance, identifying concerns, and implementing strategies to improve pupil engagement and achievement.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining accurate attendance records, analysing attendance data, following up on absences, conducting attendance-related interventions, and supporting safeguarding procedures. Strong communication, administrative and interpersonal skills are essential, together with the ability to build positive relationships while maintaining high expectations.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• experience of school attendance and/or pastoral support
• proven track record of organisational ability
• methodical, well organised, and able to prioritise and work to deadlines
• good interpersonal skills – confident communicator, able to engage constructively with young people from a variety of backgrounds
• self-motivated and able to work using own initiative
• a good communicator who will be totally committed to the welfare of our pupils.

 At Forge Valley School we work together to create an inclusive environment and so enable pupils to grow in confidence, resilience and independence.

Forge Valley is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves with Forge Valley School Safeguarding procedures 

For further information or to visit the school, please contact:-

Lorna Jennings – PA to Headteacher

Forge Valley School, Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG

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

Candidates are strongly encouraged to familiarise themselves with Forge Valley School Safeguarding procedures - Forge Valley School - Safeguarding

https://www.forgevalley.school/

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 Forge Valley School & Sixth Form

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1533 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Forge Valley School & Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/forge-valley-school

Forge Valley School is an 11-18 Academy sponsored by Tapton School Academy Trust. We are an Ofsted “Good” school with the ambition and capacity to improve further. The school serves over 1500 pupils and since the school’s reputation goes from strength to strength, the number of pupils at Forge Valley School is expected to rise further.
One of our key strengths is our staff who are committed to ensuring all pupils become the best they can be. Although we work as a team, we recognise each member of staff as an individual and offer bespoke CPD and support. Above all, we are a team that enjoys working at Forge Valley School, who are supportive, approachable and ambitious for each other and ourselves.

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