Attendance Officer
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, Truro, TR4 9LD14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
3 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,531
What skills and experience we're looking for
About The Role:
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an Attendance Officer to play a key role in the Trust's tiered approach to attendance. The post will support the Educational Welfare Officer inproviding targeted support to students, particularly those most disadvantaged, ensuring high-quality provision and promoting a culture of high attendance and punctuality. You will support schools with the Trust Attendance Strategy to reduce levels of absence alongside supporting casework and monitoring student attendance, with the role working closely with external agencies, ensuring families are supported and referrals are made as necessary. This is a key role where strong communication, and organisational skills will be key to ensuring strong relationships are built with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally.
About You:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Practical experience of working in the area of specialism & to include supervisory responsibility.
- Experience of working with young people of primary and/or secondary age.
- Knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to the safeguarding and protection of children.
- Ability to work on own initiative within school protocols & procedures handling sensitive data.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with young people, parents/carers and external agencies.
The full requirements of the role can be found in the job description above.
Benefits of Working with Us:
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’ Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers, volunteers, governors and trustees to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks and will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check, a Safeguarding Self-Declaration Form and satisfactory online searches undertaken.
Applying for the job
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About Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@tpacademytrust.org
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust supports primary and secondary schools in Cornwall. We believe all children and young people should have the best possible life chances and we do this with a relentless drive for the highest possible level of achievement involving academic, creative, sporting and cultural opportunities. We have a shared moral purpose and a shared vision in our schools while celebrating the unique and distinctive features of our school communities within their local context. We genuinely believe in partnership working with our schools, the pupils and their parents and the wider community as each serves to create the best possible outcomes for our children and young people.
We also believe that our teachers, leaders and support teams are deeply committed to providing a well-rounded, inspirational, challenging and character-building education for all students throughout their time with us. We are proud to empower them through support, training and career opportunities. With such an outstanding team we are able to ensure every student achieves all that they are capable of and more, regardless of background, culture, heritage or ability.
Arranging a visit to Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@tpacademytrust.org.
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