Attendance Officer
Stephenson Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 6AX21 days remaining to apply
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 November 2025
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
- £30,518.00 - £32,597.00 Annually (FTE) £26,484 Actual 39 weeks (Term time only)
Attendance Officer job summary
Stephenson (MK) Trust Stephenson Academy
Stephenson (MK) Trust is an organisation committed to supporting young people who are at risk of exclusion from mainstream secondary provision (Bridge Academy) and specialist secondary provision for students with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs (Stephenson Academy). We provide inclusive education for young people with a range of educational and social needs in order to maximise and improve their life chances.
Attendance OfficerSalary: £30,518 - 32,597 FTE £26,484 (Actual), term time only (39 weeks)
Do you want to make a difference to a young person’s life in Milton Keynes?
Are you, or do you want to be a teacher?
Do you want to help us to build brighter futures?
Stephenson Academy provides education for students both male and female aged between 9 and 16 years. We are the local SEN provision for students with social emotional and mental health needs (SEMH). We pride ourselves on delivering a high-quality curriculum, truly individualised to meet the needs of our students, ensuring successful outcomes for all. We have a cohort of staff who are from all walks of life which has created a truly dynamic and diverse team.
Do you want to make a real difference to your students? Is job satisfaction a priority? Want to achieve more than just results at the end of each academic year? Then come and join Stephenson (MK) Trust! We are dedicated to improving the quality of education for students excluded from mainstream school, some with complex social, emotional and mental health needs, giving them the best possible life chances.
We are seeking:
Are you a dedicated and committed individual who can put yourself in other people’s shoes, are positive, flexible, resilient and can use your initiative? If so, you could make a difference to the lives of these young people.
The administrative assistant is responsible for supporting with the administrative and organisational processes within the school. They will also act as the initial point of contact for professionals, parents, visitors and other stakeholders so will be an ambassador for the school and embody the value, vision and ethos of the school in all interactions.
To monitor and report on whole-school attendance data, analysing data to identify key areas of concern. To work closely with pupils, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence, and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue.
Personal qualities such as integrity and being able to work effectively as part of a team are more important than experience in this field, which is why our staff join us from different roles and trades.
Why choose our Trust?We can offer you:
A welcoming and positive working environment where the wellbeing of both students and staff is a top priority
High quality professional development and support including bespoke CPD
Small class sizes, with the ability to be truly creative, not prescriptive
Progression opportunities across the Trust
Free access to holistic treatments as part of our wellbeing policy
Closing date for all applications: Midday on Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Interviews will take place: Week commencing 8th December 2025
Please note Qualification Certificates and Identification Documents are required at Interview. Visits to Stephenson Academy are welcomed by contacting: - Recruitment - 01908 889400 CVs will not be accepted
Stephenson (MK) Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This commitment to robust Recruitment, Selection and Induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate is required prior to commencement of this post
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 Stephenson Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 117 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stephenson Academy website
Stephenson Academy is a successful 80 place special school, which opened in 2012. It has a main site, which caters for 11-16 year olds. We have an associated independent sixth form provision for 16-19 year olds.
As a specialist academy we cater for students who have Education and Health Care Plans with an identified primary need of Social Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH), many with associated challenging behaviour. Many of our students have additional special educational needs such as speech, language and communication difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mental health difficulties
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