Attendance Officer
Holmleigh Park High School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0RT18 days remaining to apply
Closing date
11 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £27,709.00 - £33,673.00 Annually (FTE) Salary calculated in line with NJC pay scale, Grade G, points 8-20, £27,709.00 - £33,673.00 per annum (£23,895.64 - £29,038.87 per annum pro-rated)
Attendance Officer job summary
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead attendance support plans and pastoral interventions working with students and families.
To support the Lead Attendance Officer in implementing attendance interventions/strategies to improve students' attendance at HP.
First contact for parents/carers when students are absent.
Record any messages received from parents/carers regarding attendance on the registers.
Cover the Student Reception window as required, recording any late students and updating the registers.
Update registers from daily Line Up when required.
Record any Preps set from Line Up or late arrivals.
Inform Lead Attendance Officer and Heads of Year of any issues regarding daily attendance.
Contact parents/carers if students are absent and no contact has been made.
Check registers have been completed by teachers daily, chasing any missing registers.
Produce Fire Registers daily after attendance has been recorded.
Report part time timetables to the LEA when required.
Track attendance data and use data to inform attendance interventions.
Contact targeted students using absence data.
Conduct attendance-focused home visits.
Meet with parents and implement attendance action plans.
Record requests for student holidays during term time, monitor unauthorised absences and support the Lead Attendance Officer in the preparation of fixed penalty notices
Advise and implement the school’s Attendance Policy
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of local and national attendance-related guidance
During fire drills - ensure all students are accounted for
Any other reasonable direction from the Lead Attendance Officer or members of SLT
For a full Job Description and Person Specification, please download the Recruitment Pack.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 12/10/2026. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.
Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Holmleigh Park High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1416 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Holmleigh Park is an ambitious academy located in Tuffley, Gloucester. We believe that all children have limitless potential, and are proud to offer a comprehensive education to all students in our local community.
We expect all staff, students and parents to embrace our three principles - Work Hard, Be Kind, Take Responsibility - so that our students leave school as ambitious, confident and successful young adults with the highest standards of integrity.
Why join us?
• Impeccable behaviour: Our centralised behaviour system is incredibly simple, meaning every minute of every lesson is disruption-free.
• A common-sense approach to workload: We only expect live-marking in class, and we work collaboratively across the trust to ensure all lessons are resourced centrally.
• Our commitment to genuine development: Our CPD is based on Rosenshine’s principles of teaching, and all teaching staff (including the Headteacher) receive coaching feedback at least every fortnight.
• The opportunity to make a difference: Our school is improving incredibly quickly, and we’re proud that our students achieved the tenth biggest improvement in Progress 8 in the country from 2019 to 2022.
• The quality of living: Our easily accessible location is just 15 minutes from the Cotswold Hills, and is within commuting distance from Cheltenham, Bristol and Cardiff.
We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character.
The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.
As one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country, we currently comprise of thirty schools: seven in South London, five in Berkshire, one in Surrey, fourteen in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and three in Plymouth. We are continuing to grow and have further schools joining us on a regular basis.
We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, religion, belief, or race.
Holmleigh Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
The school websites provide a clear picture of our aspirations and our vision; however, please do not hesitate to contact us to seek further information at l.harrison@hphigh.co.uk. We very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities, values and experiences support and reflect ours.
We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.
If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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