18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    9 October 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    14 September 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£11,844.00 - £12,224.00 Annually (Actual)

Part Time Attendance Administrator job summary

Sir James Smith’s School are looking to appoint a Part Time Attendance Administrator to work 20 hours per week from 9am to 1pm Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year. The postholder will support with all aspects of the attendance process in line with statutory requirements, maintaining accurate student attendance records and reporting on attendance, as required. The candidate will have excellent communication skills and be experienced in working to deadlines.

The postholder will have a strong administration background, be confident using data and excel and be able to generate reports with the Attendance Officer for the Senior Leadership Team and the DfE and other agencies. They will assist with developing plans to ensure all students’ attendance meets expectations to optimise learning and attainment for all.

The successful candidate will be well supported by a range of colleagues and by a comprehensive programme of induction and training to ensure their individual needs are met.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Westcountry Schools Trust. We are a dynamic organisation with our students and staff at our heart. Built on an extensive track record of excellence, the Trust combines a range of secondary colleges, primary schools and business units based in a variety of sites across Devon and Cornwall.

We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to withdraw this job advertisement when we have received sufficient applications.

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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.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Sir James Smith's 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. The successful candidate will be subject to all pre-employment checks necessary to meet Safer Recruitment requirements, including a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Sir James Smith's School

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
588 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Website
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Sir James Smith’s is part of North Cornwall Learning Trust. Apart from being a ‘Good’ school, Sir Jim’s is also a great place to work. Visitors, including Ofsted, comment on the friendly and supportive atmosphere. Staff and students are happy and enjoy their time at school.

We are a smaller than average co-educational comprehensive school, serving a large rural hinterland in North Cornwall. It’s a fantastic place to live if you like the outdoors. Our extensive rural catchment area of 100 square miles includes 8 partner primary schools though we attract students from many others. The dispersed settlement pattern means approximately 70% of students travel daily by bus. North Cornwall is one of the least sparsely populated areas in England and Wales thanks to the glorious Bodmin Moor.

At present we have 38 teachers, and 40 non-teaching staff including 4 technicians, 1 Librarian, 8 admin assistants and 7 classroom assistants. The Local Governance Committee work closely with staff, as do various support agencies. The small size of the school means that we all know the students very well and staff work together effectively. This is a school on a humane scale where personal relationships matter.

We have a "continental day". This means an earlier start - at 8.10 am for staff and 8.25 am for students. Students have one year assembly per week. There are 5 one-hour lessons and 2 breaks of 20 and 30 minutes. The main part of the day ends at 2.30 pm. On Mondays there are meetings; on Wednesdays Tuesdays and Thursdays, extra-curricular activities and late buses; on Fridays many staff go home a little earlier!

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