Attendance Officer
Waltham Toll Bar Academy, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN36 4RZ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September/ October
Closing date
12 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 July 2026
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
- £30,213.00 - £33,610.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: £25,832.12 (LGAT 10) - £28,736.55 (LGAT 14)
Attendance Officer job summary
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Attendance Officer
LGAT 10 - LGAT 14 (dependant on experience)
Salary - £30,213 - £33,610 pro rata
Actual Salary: £25,832.12 (LGAT 10) - £28,736.55 (LGAT 14)
37 Hours per week - Term Time only - 195 days
Permanent
Waltham Toll Bar Academy are recruiting an Attendance Officer.
The postholder will work closely with senior colleagues, families and relevant agencies to promote, facilitate and enforce regular attendance across Academies.
To support and enforce high expectations of attendance at the Academy
To ensure first day absence procedures are completed and are robust.
To support Heads of Year with attendance and welfare issues
To help remove welfare barriers to learning and attendance, enabling students to make at least expected progress
To deal with issues in a positive manner, communicating actions to staff and parents as appropriate
To be proactive in supporting the school behaviour system if required. For example by a presence in corridors at lesson changeovers, break times, end of lunchtimes, end of the school day
To support individual students to access school and lessons.
To work in conjunction with the Pastoral Team, sharing duties and information as appropriate
To actively use and develop MIS to monitor and report on students attendance.
To liaise with outside agencies and attend meetings as appropriate
To assist with administrative tasks e.g. maintaining accurate records
To attend meetings and reviews as necessary, contacting parents as required
To build relationships with parents and resolve issues, liaising with external agencies as directed
To be alert to safeguarding issues, log onto CPOMS and pass on concerns as appropriate
Deal confidentially and sensitively with parents and students undergoing difficulties
To keep Heads of Year involved and informed of any problems which arise
To provide and coordinate ongoing support for individual students e.g., support with bereavement, mental health, family dynamics and friendships etc on a proactive and reactive basis
To monitor and support students as identified by Pastoral Officers
To support tutors as agreed/directed by Pastoral Officers
To ensure all staff contribute to raising achievement by improving school attendance
To improve and maintain the highest levels of pupil attendance reducing unauthorised absence
To maintain appropriate confidentiality
Provide mentoring support for pupils returning from exclusion to improve their attendance.
Analyse data to identify issues and proactively take action to improve behaviour/attendance
To provide administrative support to the Principal:
a. specific and general admin for attendance
b. manage suspension letters and administration
c. liaising and meeting with parents as required regarding attendance
d. Attending staff/Pastoral briefings as required
e. Acknowledging parental contact within 24 hours
Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children.
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 Waltham Toll Bar Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1611 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Waltham Tollbar Academy, Grimsby, is one of the largest secondary schools in the country, with a firm commitment to providing the best care and welfare of every member of our community.
Our academy is a fantastic place to study and work; we are a forward thinking, outward facing, dynamic, Ofsted ‘OUTSTANDING’ school. We are incredibly proud of all that we have achieved and of our longstanding reputation for excellence.
This is underpinned by a culture that is dynamic, creative and supports innovation at every level. We push for the very best to support the development of our staff and students. That is why our Academy is a vibrant learning community giving you the potential to accelerate both your teaching and leadership career.
This is an exciting time for Waltham Toll Bar Academy with a new Chief Executive of the Trust and a new Headteacher of the school. The new Head is completely dedicated and committed to building even further on the great strengths the school has to ensure it plays a transformative role in the local community and beyond.
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