Attendance Officer
Little Reddings Primary School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, WD23 3PR4 days remaining to apply
Closing date
15 July 2025 at 10am
Date listed
2 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £11,748.00 - £12,525.00 Annually (Actual) APT&C Points 8 - 12 plus London Fringe, paid pro-rata
Attendance Officer job summary
Are you passionate about making a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children by ensuring they are safe, supported, and attending school regularly?
Little Reddings Primary School is looking for an Attendance Officer to join our dedicated team and play a vital role in improving attendance and safeguarding our pupils.
Little Reddings Primary School is a vibrant 2 form entry primary school located in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Serving a diverse socio-economic demographic, we pride ourselves on our highly experienced and skilled teaching staff, supported by a large team of dedicated support staff who are an excellent resource for our pupils. Our school community is committed to providing a nurturing and inclusive environment where every pupil can thrive, feel safe, and achieve their full potential.
As Attendance Officer, you will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on whole-school attendance data, analysing trends to identify key areas of concern, and working closely with pupils, staff, parents, and carers to reduce absence levels and improve poor attendance. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a time. You will also serve as a Deputy Safeguarding Lead, collaborating with our team of DSLs to safeguard children in line with our school policies and procedures.
Why join Little Reddings?
Be part of the supportive Bushey St James Multi-Academy Trust, committed to professional development and wellbeing.
Work in a state-of-the-art DfE school building, just one year old, providing an inspiring and modern working environment.
Benefit from a thorough handover with the current Attendance Manager to ensure a smooth transition.
Join a warm and welcoming team of staff passionate about keeping children happy, safe, and engaged.
Receive strong support from Senior Leadership Team, working closely with the Deputy Headteacher
Heavily subsidised childcare at our Little Gems Nursery is offered as a package
Free gym membership and an Employee Assistance Programme for support on personal matters
The post is for 20 hours per week and is term-time only. The salary for this post is APT&C Points 8 - 12 plus London Fringe, paid pro-rata and based on experience. Full-time figures are £25,711pa - £27,711pa + £1,013pa and the actual pro-rata salary range is £11,748pa - £12,525pa + £457pa. Applicants should be educated to post 16 level or above and have a high degree of common sense. Experience of working within a setting for children is desirable and the willingness to undertake suitable training is essential.
Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you would like to discuss the role further and visits to the school are positively encouraged. To apply for this post please send in a completed application form along with a covering letter, addressed to Mrs Rebecca Tregear, Headteacher. We reserve the right to interview and offer a position before the closing date so please do apply promptly. Your completed application form and letter can be emailed to:
Mrs Rebecca Tregear, Headteacher Email: admin@littlereddings.org.uk
Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted and you must have the right to work in the UK.
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 Little Reddings Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 327 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Little Reddings Primary School website
School location
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