Attendance Officer

Northern Leaders Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3RU

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,824.00 - £35,983.00 Annually (Actual) Term time 5 training days plus 10 on call days

Attendance Officer job summary

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Ensuring student attendance stays above national and regional benchmarks is a key priority for us and we are therefore seeking applications for this exciting role to support us in the delivery of our attendance improvement strategy. The role will involve monitoring and reporting on student attendance and absence, conducting home visits and working with students and families to identify and seek to remove barriers to good attendance. ​

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If you are the person we are looking for you will possess:​

• A proven track record undertaking attendance or pastoral work in a secondary school environment.​

• The ability to analyse and interpret data to inform practice.​

• The ability to produce and report on attendance data to the Trust Attendance Manager, schools and trust leaders.​

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to challenge robustly and professionally.​

• A determined approach with the creativity to develop and deliver new strategies and approaches to secure good attendance across all year groups.​

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If you have the skills, commitment and enthusiasm to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you. In return we can offer you, ​

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• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme​

• Salary sacrifice schemes including, car and cycle to work schemes​

• Free on-site parking​

• Free gym access at Kenton School​

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 Northern Leaders Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northern-leaders-trust

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