Job description
Location: Harmony Trust School - Derby Hub
Hours: 22 hours a week
Contract type: Permanent, 39 weeks a year (Term-Time plus 5 days)
Our Vision and Values
The Harmony Trust has the highest aspirations for its pupils, parents and staff members. Our vision is to provide an excellent primary education so that every academy is a ‘GreatPlace2Learn.’ Our aim is to ensure that children at our academies enjoy the best education from the early years to the end of the primary stage. Parents are very important to achieving this vision and we aim to work in partnership with them to ensure that all our children achieve our motto: ‘Believe Achieve Succeed’. We believe that school should be a place where every child makes progress in a safe and supportive environment. We believe in the importance of children developing well-being and high self-esteem if they are to learn and do well.
We also believe in The Harmony Trust being a ‘GreatPlace2Work’ where staff are supported to thrive by a trust that is committed to learning and education. We have a great team of people working in our Academies. We aim to retain them by investing in professional development, offering opportunities to work across the Trust ensuring Harmony is a great place to work.
Employment Opportunity
The Board of Trustees wish to provide an opportunity for an enthusiastic Attendance Officer to work within the Derby hub to ensure that pupils attend school regularly and they and their families thrive in a culture that is inclusive and where needs are met. Deployment to be confirmed upon appointment.
The Harmony Trust was established in February 2014 and currently has 17 primary academies. This brings with it exciting opportunities for career progression and development for existing and future employees.
The successful candidate will have:
• experience of co-ordinating and delivering activities to improve pupil attendance
• knowledge of statutory guidance to support the implementation of policies, systems and strategies to ensure pupils attend school regularly
• experience of maintaining accurate attendance information and analysis of data to identify pupils at risk of persistent absence
• experience of working with families to encourage positive home / school links
• an understanding of how to offer practical help and emotional support to families experiencing short or long-term difficulties
• experience of liaising with a wide range of agencies to keep children safe, and an understanding of safeguarding them
• the ability to undertake the travel requirement of this role
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence
• Friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees
• A commitment to high quality professional development
• Opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools
• The chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference
The Harmony Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.
Full details of the Trust’s recruitment and selection processes can be found in our Safer Recruitment policy:
Applications are to be made via our website -
The closing date for this vacancy is 11:59pm January 16th 2026 .