School Business Assistant- Attendance

Buxton Community School, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 9EA

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  16 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 July 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: Grade 6 (FTE £25989 - £26458) Actual salary £19547
• Additional allowances:

  Grade 6 (FTE £25989 - £26458) Actual salary £19547

School Business Assistant- Attendance job summary

The role of the Attendance Officer is to work closely with the Heads of Pastoral Care, Key Stage Leads and Assistant Headteacher to ensure high levels of attendance and punctuality amongst students through effective monitoring, intervention, and communication with students, parents/carers, and staff.

Much of the work is self-generating, and the post holder will be expected to operate within established procedures and guidelines and to prioritise day-to-day work, referring only exceptional or complex queries to senior members of staff.

You will be a first point of contact for students and parents and will ensure that attendance protocols are followed each day.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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.

About Buxton Community School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 954 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Buxton Community School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buxton-community-school-buxton

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