Attendance Officer
Frome Community College, Frome, Somerset, BA11 2HQ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: This role is 37 hours per week working Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:00pm and Fridays 8:30am – 3:30pm, term time only.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 Points 7-10
What skills and experience we're looking for
Attendance Officer
Grade 4 Points 7-10 £26,403 - £27,694 per annum, pro rata
Actual Salary - £22,178 - £23,262
37 hours Per week, Monday – Friday
Term Time only – Permanent
Start date: ASAP
We have an exciting opportunity for an Attendance Officer to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in enhancing student attendance and punctuality throughout the school, ensuring that every student has the greatest opportunity to learn and succeed. As an Attendance Officer you will monitor attendance, follow attendance procedures, liaise with students and families, and work with pastoral and safeguarding staff to remove barriers to attendance. This role is 37 hours per week working Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:00pm and Fridays 8:30am – 3:30pm, term time only.
The successful candidate will have:
- Excellent administration and organisational skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage and build positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and external links
- Good ICT skills and comfortable with the use of IT as an integral and essential tool
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team, with strong organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-moving environment
- Great sense of humour and a positive ‘can do’ attitude
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 23rd November 2025 - please visit our website for details on how to apply via Eteach.
This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure Procedure
What the school offers its staff
We offer the successful candidate:
- Opportunity to be part of a strong community and supportive workforce
- A calm and welcoming environment which enjoys a large amount of green, open spaces
- Supportive induction programme and CPD opportunities
- Free parking
- Onsite catering and nursery
- Salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work and an Employee Assistance Freephone Helpline
Frome College is a successful, vibrant, and forward thinking 13-19 Upper School with approximately 1300 students. It is a fast-moving College within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. We are based on a stunning campus in easy reach of Bath and Bristol. Frome itself is a thriving market town, with a vibrant artistic community with the renowned Frome Festival, monthly Sunday market and many restaurants and 2 theatres, one of which is on campus.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About Frome Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 13 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1284 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 13 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Frome Community College website
- Email address
- Recruitment@fromecollege.mnsp.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01373 465353
Frome College is a successful, vibrant, and forward thinking 13-19 Upper School with approximately 1300 students. It is a fast-moving College within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership. We are based on a stunning campus in easy reach of Bath and Bristol. Frome itself is a thriving market town, with a vibrant artistic community with the renowned Frome Festival, monthly Sunday market and many restaurants and 2 theatres, one of which is on campus.
Arranging a visit to Frome Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Recruitment@fromecollege.mnsp.org.uk.
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