Attendance Officer

Rainham Mark Grammar School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  March/April 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 February 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: £22,256.00 - £27,577.00 Annually (Actual) NJC Grade C1 Point 6-19

Attendance Officer job summary

Attendance Officer

Salary: NJC Grade C1 Point 6-19, £22,256 - £27,577 per annum (actual)

Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week, 39 Weeks (Term Time + 5 days)

Required: March/April 2026

We are seeking a committed and proactive Attendance Officer to join us at Rainham Mark Grammar School. This is a key role in promoting excellent attendance and ensuring every pupil has the best opportunity to succeed. The successful candidate will monitor and report on whole school attendance data, analyse trends to identify key areas of concern and work closely with pupils, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence. They will take appropriate action where attendance becomes a concern and respond effectively when persistent absence presents safeguarding issues. The role requires strong organisational and analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to build positive and professional relationships. Experience of working within a school environment and knowledge of attendance procedures would be desirable but not essential.

What can RMGS offer you?

Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. We believe our students are simply the best of their generation, it is a privilege to work with them. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.

Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape.

Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust:

• Free Private Healthcare Cover - Benenden Healthcare (on contracts over 15 hours per week)
• Free Health Checks
• Free Flu Jabs
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• High quality CPD opportunities
• Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Onsite free parking
• A Trust committed to achieving a healthy work/life balance

If this challenge excites you, please apply via My New Term.

Closing date: Monday 16th March 2026 at 12pm

Interview date: Wednesday 18th March 2026

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Rainham Mark Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, medical, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.

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 Rainham Mark Grammar School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1551 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rainham Mark Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rainham-mark-grammar-school

Rainham Mark Grammar School is a large (over 1400 students), co-educational grammar school situated in Rainham, Medway, Kent.

We aim to be a friendly, caring and stimulating community which motivates young people to enjoy learning, participate enthusiastically in wider activities and make the most of their abilities.

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