Attendance Officer

The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1SW

40 days remaining to apply

Job start date
23 February 2026
Closing date
5 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 November 2025

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week Monday - Thursday: 8am - 4pm Friday: 8:00 - 3:30pm
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: G3.6 - 3.9

What skills and experience we're looking for

As our Attendance Officer, you will take the lead in promoting, monitoring, and improving pupil attendance across the academy. Working closely with families, staff, and external agencies, you will play a vital part in identifying barriers to attendance and supporting positive solutions. Alongside attendance responsibilities, the role includes general office administration, contributing to the smooth, efficient, and friendly operation of the academy office. You will work closely with colleagues across the school, supporting the team when needed and contributing to a positive and cooperative working environment.

Key Responsibilities

Attendance

• Monitor daily attendance and punctuality using academy systems.

• Make first-day absence calls and follow up on unexplained absences.

• Maintain accurate attendance records and produce reports as required.

• Work closely with families to support improved attendance and reduce persistent absence.

• Liaise with teaching staff, the Senior Leadership Team, and external agencies to address attendance concerns.

• Contribute to attendance initiatives and campaigns that encourage regular attendance.

• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a consistent and team-focused approach to attendance procedures.

Office Administration

• Provide a professional, friendly, and welcoming front-of-house service for parents, pupils, and visitors. • Carry out general administrative tasks such as filing, photocopying, data entry, and handling correspondence.

• Assist with maintaining pupil records and school documentation.

• Work effectively with office and teaching staff to support day-to-day school operations.

• Support wider administrative activities as needed, demonstrating flexibility and teamwork.

What the school offers its staff

• A warm, nurturing, and supportive academy environment where teamwork is valued.

• A dedicated staff team that works collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for children.

• A commitment to nurturing staff wellbeing.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• The chance to make a meaningful difference to children’s lives at their earliest stage of education.

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.