Attendance Officer

Shenfield High School, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 8RY

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 May 2026

• Closing date

  26 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  14 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £35,412.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 7, point 19 – 24. Plus fringe allowance £729. Pro-rata’d salary: £27, 356 - £30, 152 including fringe allowance.

Attendance Officer job summary

Attendance Officer

Salary: Scale 7, Point 19 - 24 plus £729 fringe allowance

• Full-time equivalent: £32, 061- £35, 412 plus fringe allowance.
• Pro-rata’d salary: £27, 356 - £30, 152 including fringe allowance.

Working Hours: 37

Working Weeks: 38 (term-time only)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to: Assistant Headteacher for behaviour and standards SLT

Liaison with: Parents, Students, Progress Team, Main Office

Overall Purpose of Post

To operationally and strategically lead attendance improvement in the school

Main purpose

• Line management of the Clerical Assistant to Attendance Assist administration of and processing of testing and access arrangements for examinations
• Collate absence Communications and manage discrepancies via communication with year teams
• To meet with Heads of Year fortnightly to analyse and discuss attendance data for the year group and driving specific interventions and strategies to improve attendance
• To work with year teams to initiate bespoke strategies to improve the attendance of vulnerable groups
• To meet with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to discuss the strategical actions related to attendance for vulnerable groups, specifically LAC, PLAC, students open to social care
• To meet with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to discuss the strategical actions relating to attendance for vulnerable groups
• Managing student attendance data, providing fortnightly updates including an overview of:
• Whole school absence and data from years 7-13 weekly
• Absence rates for years 7-11 weekly
• Weekly persistent absence rates
• Pupil premium absence rates

• Administering students’ lates and coordinating students signing in and out during the school day
• To provide form tutors with the average total percentage rates of their tutor groups weekly, and the form’s position within the year team
• Ensure coding related to student absence is in line with school policies
• Challenge student absence by unauthorising absences which fall outside of accepted reasons outline in the school’s attendance policy
• To provide termly data to the Assistant Headteacher for Governors reports
• To administer leave of absence requests
• To administer admissions and deletions from the school roll for Essex County Council
• To administer fire drill registers
• To lead and minute school based meetings with families who have barriers to attendance
• To work in conjunction with Essex County Council to administer due processes, including fixed penalty notices for students whose attendance does not meet expected standard

Please Note - Applications will be assessed upon receipt and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Early applications are therefore strongly advised. References will be requested prior to interview.

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

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 Shenfield High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1524 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Shenfield High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shenfield-high-school-brentwood

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