Attendance Support Assistant

Are you passionate about making a difference to young people’s lives? Do you have the drive and determination to help every student access learning, in your role as an Attendance Support Assistant?

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring morning registers are accurate
• Making telephone calls
• Following up absence reports

What we’re looking for:

• A dynamic and determined Attendance Support Assistant
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and ICT skills
• Patience, resilience, sensitivity, and a commitment to good practice
• A determination to help students reach their full potential

What we offer:

• Opportunity to champion attendance and unlock student potential
• Supportive and friendly team environment
• Standard school benefits, including pension scheme and professional development opportunities

The role is 1-year fixed term, 15 hours per week across 5 days, term time only, starting  in September. The salary is £8,736 per annum (Grade 3 pro rata). 

The closing date for this position is 08:00am Thursday 2 July 2026, however, early applications are encouraged as we may interview and appoint before the deadline if suitable candidates apply. Thank you for your interest in the role and our school. To apply, please complete an application form and a covering letter outlining how your qualities and experiences have prepared you for this role. We look forward to hearing from you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you! Any unsolicited CV’s will be sent at the recruitment agency’s own risk and will be interpreted as ‘gifts’ and we have no liability to you for any fee or otherwise. We reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your terms and conditions for this vacancy. By submitting an unsolicited CV to us, or to any member of our staff, you accept these terms as the default position. If we require your assistance with any vacancy we will contact you.