Attendance Officer

The Harmony Trust Ltd, Oldham, OL4 1RR

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Pending completion of pre-employment checks

• Closing date

  8 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22 hours per week, 39 Weeks per year (Term Time plus 5 days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 5 (SCP 18 – 22) - £31,537 - £33,699 (pro rata to hours worked)

What skills and experience we're looking for

he successful candidate will have: 

• experience of co-ordinating and delivering activities to improve pupil attendance

• knowledge of statutory guidance to support the implementation of policies, systems and strategies to ensure pupils attend school regularly

• experience of maintaining accurate attendance information and analysis of data to identify pupils at risk of persistent absence

• experience of working with families to encourage positive home / school links

• an understanding of how to offer practical help and emotional support to families experiencing short or long-term difficulties

• experience of liaising with a wide range of agencies to keep children safe, and an understanding of safeguarding them  

• the ability to undertake the travel requirement of this role 

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you: 

• The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence    

• Friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees

• A commitment to high quality professional development 

• Opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools 

• The chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference 

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.

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About The Harmony Trust Ltd

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Harmony Trust Ltd website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-harmony-trust-ltd

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