Attendance Officer

Northampton School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7TR

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  November 2026

• Closing date

  5 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  22 October 2026

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: £25,614.00 - £26,427.00 Annually (FTE)

Attendance Officer job summary

Attendance Officer required for November 2026

NSB Trust Support Staff Scale points 3-5

£25,614 - £26,427 FTE (using April 2026 NJC rates), £21,403.48 - £22,082.84 Actual

37 hours a week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus training days)

8:15am-4:30pm 4 days/week; 8:15am-4:00pm 1 day/week (45-minute unpaid lunch break - hours confirmed on appointment)

Please see this link for full details of benefits: NSB Trust Employee Benefits

Closing date: 9am, Thursday 5th November 2026

Interviews: w/b Monday 9th November 2026

About the Role

Would you like to be part of an exciting journey by joining a growing school based at our brand-new site with outstanding facilities off Thorpeville? Northampton School (part of The NSB Trust) is seeking to appoint a highly organised, professional and proactive Attendance Officer to play a key role in improving student attendance and punctuality across the school.

This is an important position within our Inclusion team, working closely with the SENDCo, Senior Leaders, Heads of Year, families and external agencies to ensure that every student is supported to attend school regularly and achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of attendance processes, first-day response procedures, attendance monitoring and intervention work with students and families.

Previous experience working in a school attendance, pastoral or administrative role would be advantageous, although full training will be provided for the right candidate. The successful applicant will need excellent communication skills, high levels of accuracy and a commitment to supporting young people and their families.

About You

You will have excellent organisational and administrative skills and be able to prioritise a varied workload;

You will be motivated, resilient, flexible and able to work independently as well as part of a team;

You will be confident communicating with parents, students, colleagues and external agencies;

You will have strong ICT skills and experience of using databases and Microsoft Office applications;

You will have excellent attention to detail and be able to maintain accurate records;

You will be professional, approachable and able to manage sensitive situations with discretion;

You will have a positive approach to challenge and be committed to improving student outcomes;

You will support the safeguarding and wellbeing of all students and help ensure the school remains a safe and positive learning environment.

What We Offer

A brand-new school with exceptional facilities and an ambitious and supportive team environment.

Extensive CPD and leadership development opportunities across The NSB Trust.

The opportunity to be part of a growing school community from its early stages.

Applications can be made via:

TES Schrole

My New Term

Teach Northants

If you require the application form in a different format, please contact the school office.

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to act on applications received prior to the closing date.

For more information or to arrange a telephone or video call to discuss the role, please contact the school.

The NSB Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts working with children and young people will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Applications to hr@nsbtrust.school or The HR Office, c/o Northampton School for Boys

Billing Road Northampton NN1 5RT

Northampton School Headteacher: Matthew Edwards

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Northampton School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 650 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Northampton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northampton-school

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