Attendance Officer
Mayfield School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HJ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 3 £27,254 - £33,699, (£21,748.48 - £26,891.54 Actual)
Additional allowances
SEN £1722.00 pro rata
What skills and experience we're looking for
Mayfield School is looking for an efficient, skilled and compassionate Attendance Officer to join our team. Our school is a special school for 315 pupils aged between 3 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including autism. Mayfield is a Unicef Rights Respecting School on a journey to achieve the gold award.
The school is split across two sites - Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants can be asked to work at either site depending on the needs of the school. This post will initially be based at the Heathfield Road site
About this Role:
Mayfield school is committed to meeting its obligation to encourage good school attendance through a whole-school culture and ethos. Promoting school attendance is a priority for Mayfield and the attendance officer will play a crucial role in raising the profile of attendance in school and improving school attendance.
Mayfield ensures every pupil has access to the full-time education to which they are entitled. The impact of a full-time education reflects in a pupil’s academic, social and emotional progress and provides life skills in the preparation for adulthood.
Mayfield adopts a holistic approach to attendance management which enables us to break down barriers and provide support that is tailored to meet the individual needs of all families. All interventions and support are implemented with the aim of promoting good attendance, reducing persistent and severe absence and building strong relationships with families to ensure pupils have the support in place to attend school and experience positive outcomes.
The role will involve working alongside many different stakeholders within the school. This includes parents, carers, children and young people, class-based staff teams, the pastoral team and the Associate Heads of School with responsibility for safeguarding, behaviour and attendance. Opportunities for sharing good practice and networking with attendance officers from across the Trust will be provided. This role involves home visits and use of own car with business use insurance is required.
We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust where "better never ends".
What the school offers its staff
- A collaborative and inclusive culture
- A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
- Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF - free totally confidential support,
- Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
- Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme for Teachers
- Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
- Onsite parking at all schools
- We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides, Drivers
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mayfield School
- School type
- Academies, ages 3 to 19
- School size
- 304 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mayfield School website
- Email address
- hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk
Our school is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including PMLD, cognition and learning needs and autism. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.
This post involves working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, and sensory needs.
The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Curriculum Leaders are expected to work across both sites and are typically committed to teaching 16-19 hours per week.
In recent years Mayfield has engaged with all stakeholders to design the “Get Real” curriculum to be ambitious for all our pupils and equip them with the knowledge, opportunities, and experiences to succeed. Curriculum Leaders play a key part in continuing to develop our curriculum offer, role modelling and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum and assessing its impact. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring middle leader to really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families through education.
Arranging a visit to Mayfield School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk.
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