Attendance Officer
St Clement's High School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4LZ17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Sept 2026
Closing date
2 August 2026 at 1am
Date listed
16 July 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
- Scale F, Pt 13-17, £15.06 - £16.07/hour (FTE £29,064-£31,022 per year, based on a 37hr week) Please note this salary will be paid pro rata
Attendance Officer job summary
St Clements High School are looking to appoint an Attendance Officer to join their team. Working alongside key school staff to promote excellent attendance, reduce levels of absence and work with children and families to promote high levels of attendance.
Start Date: Sept 2026
Hours: 37hrs per week. 39 weeks per year (term time +1 weeks)
Salary: Scale F, Pt 13-17, £15.06 - £16.07/hour (FTE £29,064-£31,022 per year, based on a 37hr week) Please note this salary will be paid pro rata
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
St Clements High School: https://www.stclementshigh.org.uk/
Purpose of the Job is to:
• Promote and support high levels of attendance
• Prevent unnecessary absence
• To support students in achieving their full academic potential
• Promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture
• Form strong relationships with parents/carers
Responsibilities, but not limited to:
· Closely monitor student attendance on a daily basis in liaison with Pastoral Managers and Tutor Team to ensure information is correct and any absence is addressed as a priority
· Working closely with parents, carers and students to improve levels of attendance, communicating with parents via telephone, letter and face to face meetings, and co-ordinate parental support and training (where appropriate) regarding attendance issues
· Undertake first-day absence phone calls for all absent students
· Update daily attendance data in accordance with statutory guidance, ensuring that correct attendance codes are entered in class registers and on SIMS
· To ensure all A.M. and P.M. registers are completed and no missing marks or unexplained absences remain
· To closely monitor the attendance of vulnerable groups of students and liaise with staff/SEN department, designated senior person responsible for looked-after children (LAC) and safeguarding, as appropriate
· Manage Attendance line telephone calls and messages on a daily basis
· Identify students for weekly attendance meetings with Deputy Headteacher, participate in meetings and send follow-up letters home. Produce reports on these students and monitor weekly
· To collate information with regard to the attendance of students who may be experiencing attendance difficulties in order to inform school, external agencies and parents/carers
· Produce detailed analytical attendance reports from the School Management Information System for stakeholder communication with West Norfolk Academies Trust, Local Governing Body, Local and National Government
· Attend regular internal attendance meetings with key staff to discuss concerns and formulate actions
· Carry out home visits when required
· Maintain confidentiality and discretion in all matters
· To keep up to date with SIMs training
· Carry out appropriate administrative duties as required by the Headteacher, including but not limited to school events, reception cover, examination timetable
· Carry out duties in line with the School policies to promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young and vulnerable people
Personal and Professional Conduct
A member of staff is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. They are to uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.
For a full job description and personal specification please click the link below.
The duties and responsibilities listed in the job description provide a summary of the main aspects of the role. This is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to carry out other tasks, as deemed appropriate to the grade and nature of the post.
Closing Date for Applications: 02 Aug 2026
Interview Dates: 10 August 2026
Start Date: Sept 2026
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
West Norfolk Academies Trust is fully committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, eliminating discrimination. Applications are invited from all sections of society.
Please click here to view a copy of the Trusts Leave and time off policy
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Clement's High School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 704 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
St Clements High School is a small and friendly oversubscribed school at the heart of its community. In April 2023 Ofsted judged " St Clement’s High School continues to be a good school".
Teachers pride themselves on knowing the students as individuals and visitors frequently comment on the friendly, ordered atmosphere and the politeness of our students.
Our School has a strong focus on student achievement and progress. We want every student to have the best life chances possible and we know that this starts with a great set of qualifications.
The school is located in the village of Terrington St Clement which is approximately seven miles from the historic town of Kings Lynn, from where there are regular train links to London and Cambridge. The picturesque North Norfolk coastline is also within easy travelling distance.
We are part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust whose aim is to challenge and support a small group of schools to provide an excellent education for the young people of West Norfolk.
The Trust works in a supportive partnership with Primary and Secondary schools with each school maintaining their unique identity and ethos.
The schools work together to ensure maximum benefit for all students through economies of scale and shared resources.
The Trust clear strategic vision for the future is based around four key areas:
Maximising student achievement
Ensuring each student is engaged with the school
Ensuring our students have access to world class resources
Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
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