Attendance Officer

Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3pm. A flexible finish time of 2.30pm can be considered.
Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term-time plus 5 INSET days)
Contract: Temporary - Maternity Cover with 1 month's notice period

Are you a skilled and enthusiastic Attendance Officer with high expectations, bursting with fresh ideas and excited about putting them into practice?

We wish to appoint an excellent and experienced Attendance Officer for 30 hours each week.

Applicants must be well organised, experienced, positive, enthusiastic and able to build good relationships with parents and will the first point of contact to all parents and visitors to the school.

As well as experience you will require a positive approach as well as patience and resilience with the ability to use your initiative, work independently as well as part of a team.

The successful candidates will:

• Be enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed to our ethos and values.
• Have previous school / attendance experience (preferred but not essential).
• Be committed to high standards and continued professional development.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills.

We are able to offer:

• A well resourced environment and CPD.
• A supportive and dedicated team of staff and supportive trust.
• Free parking on site.
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance programme.

Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Safeguarding Statement
Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust’s recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.