Attendance Officer

35 hours per week, 8.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday, term time only (39 weeks). Grade C – Step 1 Actual Annual Salary £19,799.52 (which is equivalent to a full time salary of £24,405).

Deer Park School is a new state of the art seven-form secondary school which opened in September 2021. At present there are just under 700 students on roll across Year 7, 8, 9 & 10.  We are part of the RAISE Education Trust which comprises of Deer Park Secondary School, Wildern Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School.  We will have a PAN of 1050 when full. 

As we embark on our next phase of growth we are seeking to appoint new members to our team to support us on our journey to excellence. We strive to provide an exceptional educational experience for every student. Our values and culture of ambition, excellence, kindness, inclusion and community underpin this vision.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Monitoring and analysing whole school attendance and punctuality as well as attendance of specific cohorts and student groups.
• Working proactively with the Senior Leader of Learning - Pastoral to ascertain reasons for student absence and implement strategies that will help address and prevent further absence.
• Communicating and corresponding effectively with parents/carers, the attendance legal panel and alternative education providers.
• Efficient and accurate recording of all information relating to attendance through SIMs, attendance logs and statutory returns.
• Supporting the Pastoral team with behaviour and welfare issues as well as working one to one with students who are on specific attendance support plans.

Benefits of working for our trust include:

• Enrolment in one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes.
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice.
• A tax efficient IT Leasing scheme through salary sacrifice.
• Friendly and sociable colleagues.
• Staff membership rates to our modern on-site Leisure Centre.
• Good transport links.
• Free on-site car park.

Our staff form a collective team that makes a difference to the lives of our students. This is an exciting time for the trust and all colleagues present and future.

If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher.

Deer Park will be holding open events on Wednesday 8th January 2025 at 9am and 5.30pm for anyone who may be interested in this opportunity.  If you would like to attend please register your interest by completing the form Click Here

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday Wednesday 15^th January 2025.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

RAISE Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.