Attendance Officer

Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 9HZ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st February 2026 or sooner if possible

• Closing date

  12 January 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  19 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 4 (25 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, 8.30 am to 1.30 pm or 8.00 am to 1.30 pm with a 30-minute unpaid break)

Attendance Officer job summary

Are you a practical, proactive professional who enjoys working with people and finding solutions? We are looking for a part-time Attendance Officer to join our school team and play a vital role in promoting excellent attendance and supporting student success. In this role your work will directly contribute to creating a school environment where every student feels valued, connected, and known.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. When our students attend regularly and feel supported, they can focus fully on learning, achievement, and personal growth.

What makes us special

What sets our school apart is our unwavering commitment to both excellence and inclusion. We are a vibrant, forward-thinking community where every student is valued, supported, and encouraged to be the best version of themselves—regardless of their background or starting point. Our recent progress in raising educational standards is matched by our dedication to creating a welcoming environment where difference is celebrated and every voice is heard. Here, staff and students work together to build confidence, nurture talents, and ensure that everyone feels a true sense of belonging. By joining us, you’ll become part of a team that believes in the power of education to transform lives and in the importance of making that transformation accessible to all.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is compassionate in their approach.
• Is confident using IT systems and managing data.
• Can work independently and as part of a team.
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

In this role you will:

• Liaise with parents/carers, staff, and external agencies to promote good attendance.
• Support interventions for students with persistent absence.
• Monitor daily attendance and punctuality, following up on absences in line with our school policy.
• Prepare attendance reports for senior leaders and governors.
• Maintain accurate attendance records using our MIS system.

We offer:

• A role where your work really matters
• The opportunity to work in a team who are invested in creating the conditions to support the growth of others
• Competitive package with generous career average pension scheme with employer contributions of c17%*
• 26 days holiday plus public holidays** (pro-rata for a part time role)
• Ongoing professional development

*employer contribution rates set by the Local Government Pension Scheme.

**for year-round staff including closure days to be taken over the Christmas period

How to apply

If you're ready to use your skills to make a difference and grow in a supportive, values-based environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Please do take the opportunity to learn more about the role by viewing the detailed job description included on the following pages. To apply please complete our application form and take the opportunity to share with us how your skills and experience meet the person specification in the job description. To learn more about the school please visit our website by clicking here.

Alternatively, if you would like to discuss the role further or arrange for a tour of the school, please contact Chris Darvill via email Chris.Darvill@teignmouthschool.co.uk (Chris is one of our Deputy Headteachers)

The closing date for applications is 12th January 2026 9.00am. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via my new term or at recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk

Interviews will be held onsite W/C 12th January2026.

We are totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our pupils, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and references that are satisfactory to our Trust. All posts in our Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

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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 Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 830 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/teignmouth-community-school-exeter-road

Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road is a vibrant 11-19 secondary school with excellent facilities, highly qualified teachers and caring pastoral staff.

We believe that young people who are cared for and experience success (whatever that looks like for them) will thrive at school and beyond. Achieving that is our sole job, and one that we take very seriously.

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