Attendance Officer (Secondary Phase)

Hours: 14.5 hours per week - Tuesday 8:00am-4:30pm, Friday 8:00am-4:00pm, term-time plus development days (39 weeks per year)

Salary: AAT D £9,015.62-£9,466.52 per annum (£26,393-£27,713 FTE)

To start in January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate of exceptional ability to join us as Attendance Officer to support the existing attendance team at Saint George’s Church of England School.

You will be working pro-actively alongside the Senior Attendance Officer and administrator to maintain high standards of attendance, increasing family involvement in their child’s education and welfare, and encouraging pupils to participate fully in school to work towards achieving their full potential.​

The school has an existing reputation for high quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations. Attendance in the secondary phase is good and sits above national averages currently; we want it to stay there.  We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• want to be involved in developing outstanding learning experiences to enable all children to thrive
• want to work in a supportive and caring environment
• are committed to enabling every child to achieve the very best they can
• are an ambitious professional

In return, we can offer you:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment opportunities
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions

Please download a vacancy pack below and apply online via My New Term

Closing Date:  Sunday 7th December 2025 at Midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

(39 weeks per year)