Attendance & Welfare Officer

Uffculme School, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3AG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  16 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, term time: •37 hours per week, permanent position •Hours of work 8.00am – 4.00pm, 5 days a week, half an hour unpaid lunchbreak •Term time plus 3 INSET days (38 weeks and 3 days per year) •£31,525 - £34,811 FTE; actual salary £25,719 - £29,504 (NJC points 16-22)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: BEP Grade E (NJC points 16-22)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit an individual who is relentless in the pursuit of increasing attendance for every student and who is able to work skilfully with staff, young people and their families to support improving attendance. You will be an individual who has a keen eye for detail and is able to work in a thorough way to ensure the attendance and safety of our young people.

What the school offers its staff

• Eligibility to join excellent Local Government pension scheme
• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities
• Access to staff wellbeing provision
• Free car parking.
• Discounted membership at our on-site gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free tea and coffee.
  

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

Uffculme School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Attendance & Welfare Office advert Nov 26.pdf - 104 KB (opens in new tab)

Attendance and Welfare Officer Recruitment Pack November 26.pdf - 1.76 MB (opens in new tab)

BEP RECRUITMENT PACK_SEPTEMBER 2026.pdf - 1.06 MB (opens in new tab)

About Uffculme School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1093 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Uffculme School website
• Email address: HR@uffculmeschool.bep.ac
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/uffculme-school

Uffculme is a happy and friendly school with high ambitions for every student. We are fully inclusive but are relentless in our determination that every child will fulfil their potential. Our reputation and outcomes speak for themselves and although we are regularly the top performing comprehensive school in the region, we refuse to be complacent. We want to be the best school we possibly can be and are always looking for ways in which we can develop and improve.

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