Business Support Officer – Attendance
King Edward VII School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2PW5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 Point 7 to 12 £26,403 to £28,598 pro rata (£22,709 to £24,597 actual)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Business Support Officer – Attendance
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Grade 4 Point 7 to 12
£26,403 to £28,598 pro rata (£22,709 to £24,597 actual)
We have a vacancy for a confident, enthusiastic and suitably qualified Business Support Officer – Attendance at our Upper School site. This is an exciting opportunity for a strongly motivated person with experience of working with a broad spectrum of young people to play an important, varied role in this successful and ambitious School.
The successful candidate will:
- be dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic
- be very well organised and efficient
- have a confident and professional manner
- be a skilled ICT practitioner, with excellent Microsoft Excel skills
- have very good interpersonal skills
- have a strong organisational ability
You will play a significant role in managing student absence at Key Stage 4 including: the daily absence notes, emails and phone calls for Key Stage 4, ensuring the efficient and accurate updating of SIMS, contacting parents and carers concerning students’ absence, along with the effective administration and organisation of Upper School lateness and behaviour and preparation of detention and isolation registers.
Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the whole suite of Microsoft Office and g-suite software and be comfortable using Word and Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and whilst familiarity with this piece of software is not essential the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use this central source of management information on a daily basis.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.
Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed. We will perform online searches as part of due diligence for all shortlisted candidates.
Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA leadership application form will be accepted.
CVs will not be considered
For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment
Closing date: Friday 30 January 2026 – 12 noon
Interview date: Tuesday 10 February 2026
What the school offers its staff
King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart. At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About King Edward VII School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1706 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King Edward VII School website
- Email address
- recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0114 229 6560
Local authority maintained secondary School
Arranging a visit to King Edward VII School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Sheffield Springs Academy
Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S12 2SF
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Sheffield