Job Reference #
EDV/2025/AA/63511
Location
Bridgwater Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9FQ
Contract Type
Permanent
Contract Term
Full-Time
Salary
£25, £27,269.00
Support Pay Scale Grade 4 (Points Actual salary - (£22,472 - £23,952) Pro-rata based on term time working
Closing Date
12:00pm, 22nd Sep 2025
Start Date
ASAP
Positions Available 1
Interview Date(s) TBC
About this Role
Job Title: Attendance Officer
Location:The Aspire Academy
Grade/Scale: Support Pay Scale - Grade 4 (SCP 7-11)
Contract: 37 hours per week, Term time only (Flexible working could be considered for the right candidate)
We are seeking an enthusiastic Attendance Officer with good knowledge of ICT packages and financial procedures. You should be able to work collaboratively with the pastoral team to provide comprehensive advice, support and proactive action to ensure that pupils improve their attendance. This role will involve identification of pupils who are persistent absentees, severe persistent absentees and those who are not improving their attendance over time. The successful candidate will work with pupils, their families, colleagues and supporting agencies to identify barriers to attendance and plan to overcome these. The attendance officer will also ensure that we are compliant with register completion, national guidance from the DfE and take responsibility for our attendance and related policies. This role will ensure that pupils are seen daily and you will take proactive action to coordinate safe and well home visits across the academy where pupils have been absent. This role will involve implementing formal consequences such as penalty notices and holiday fines in collaboration with home schools and the LA. Data analysis will be completed half termly to identify all families who require intervention by formal action via letter following the Local Authority guidance. This will involve thorough recording and the additional 10 days work out of term time will allow for completion of data analysis and identification of formal intervention.
You will be responsible for arranging your own diary and working peripatetically in order to best meet the needs of the pupils. This role will involve ensuring that pupils receive swift intervention and support to keep them safe, identify risks to any non- attendance and initiate rapid action. This role will also involve the celebration of improved attendance through our rewards policy. You will be led by our Director of Lifelong Learning & Operations for your day to day administrative tasks and our Assistant Headteacher who works alongside the pastoral team and you will communicate with the safeguarding team daily.
Please see the attached Application pack including a Welcome from The Head Teacher and more information about The Aspire Academy and Esteem MAT.
Please review the attached Job Description to learn more about the role and what we are looking for in the successful candidate.
Benefits Include:
* Teacher's Pension Scheme / LGPS Pension Scheme (16.6% employer contributions)
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Access to Westfield Health membership scheme including cashback schemes for health and retail benefits, discounted gym memberships, and free confidential advice.
* Access to National College CPD platform.
For further information, please contact Louise Laing (Finance and HR Manager) on
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates upon application and may close the application process prior to this date
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. We expect all staff, volunteers and agency staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status.
Perfection is not required, if you are excited by the role and our organisation, but not sure if you meet 100% of the criteria, we would still love to hear from you
Contact Details
Louise Laing (Finance and HR Manager)
Bridgwater Road, Worcester
Worcestershire
WR4 9FQ