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Job Title: Attendance Officer
Actual Annual Salary: £27,362 - £29,850 (Based on hours and working weeks)
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £31,954 - £34,860 (CLF Grade D, based on full time working All Year Round)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday / Term Time only including insets
Provisional Start Date: 23 February 2026
Are you passionate about making a real difference in students’ lives?
We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Attendance Officer to help raise achievement by promoting excellent attendance and punctuality across our academy.
In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with staff, students, and families to foster a positive attendance culture, monitor patterns, and take action to ensure every student has the best chance to succeed.
You’ll maintain accurate legal records, meet strict deadlines, and collaborate with internal teams and external agencies to deliver measurable impact.
If you’re highly organised, an exceptional communicator, and committed to supporting young people, this is your opportunity to play a key role in shaping their future!
About you:
You will have:
1. Good numeracy and literacy skills evidenced by English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience
2. An understanding of the range of issues that can affect a student’s attendance and a willingness to keep up to date with developments in this area
3. Full driving licence and access to vehicle with business insurance
4. Previous relevant experience working in an administrative or similar organisational setting
5. A good understanding of safeguarding within an educational setting or transferable knowledge of safeguarding
6. Possess excellent interpersonal skills
7. Able to build positive relationships with academy staff, students, and external organisations
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Bristol Brunel Academy:
Bristol Brunel Academy is a forward-thinking academy based in Speedwell, Bristol, which is rated 'Good' by Ofsted. We are consistently over-subscribed in every year group and have a positive and growing reputation within our community.
The academy celebrates diversity and serves a vibrant multi-cultural in-take, which reflects our local community. Bristol Brunel's leadership and staff are passionate about the development of equality, diversity and inclusion and want this to be reflected throughout the academy, including within the staff team.
Our students are proud to attend Bristol Brunel, are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our community. All of our students benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment and contemporary facilities.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 49% of the students who attend Bristol Brunel Academy are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
8. Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
9. Generous annual leave.
10. A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
11. Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
12. Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
13. A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
14. Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
•Closing Date: 4 January 2026 @11.59pm
•Short-listing: 5 January 2026
•Interviews: 13 January 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy directly to arrange a suitable appointment visit prior Bristol Brunel Academy closing for the Christmas break.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
We are unable to offer sponsorship with this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
Safeguarding Statement
The Cabot Learning Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.
All successful candidates will undergo a comprehensive pre-employment checking process, including an enhanced DBS check (including a further check against the appropriate barred list), references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, child disqualification, prohibition from teaching/management and online checks. You must also tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.