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Attendance Assistant

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Posting date: 23 September 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: NJC Scale 4 (7-10) £31,980 - £33,384 pro-rata
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 06 October 2025
Location: Tulse Hill, Greater London, SE27 9BZ
Remote working: On-site only
Company: eTeach UK Limited
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 1508344

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Summary

Responsible to: Attendance Manager and ST member overseeing attendance
Pay scale: NJC Scale 4 (7-10) £31,980 - £33,384 pro-rata
Actual Term Time salary £27,629.67 - £28,842.69
Work pattern: Full-time, Term Time Only
Required for: As soon as possible
Deadline to apply: Midday: Monday 6 October 2025
Location of post: The Elmgreen School, SE27 9BZ
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Thank you for your enquiry about the key post of Attendance Assistant at The Elmgreen School. The purpose of the role is to assist the Attendance Officer in providing administrative support in all issues related to raising standards of student attendance and punctuality.
Key Responsibilities
    Assist with receiving communication from parents/carers, and external bodies (e.g. Social Services) related to absences/lateness;
    Assist with organising all administrative tasks pertaining to lateness, manning the ‘late-gate’ to register students in the absence of the Attendance Officer, and aid (if required) with follow-up telephone calls to parents on a daily basis
    Support with “First day absence” contact for students not in school and for all persistent absentees (< 90% attendance).
    Sharing of information with relevant staff using the school's communication systems and maintaining accurate student attendance data on SIMS and any other information system.Dunraven Educational Trust Overview
    Dunraven Educational Trust (DET) was established in 2016. It now incorporates Dunraven’s All-Through School, Goldfinch Primary, The Elmgreen School, Rosendale Primary School and Van Gogh Primary. DET is a Trust committed to one overarching aim: excellence for and from everyone. This is an expectation for both the children and adults in a school community. It is achieved in a variety of ways according to the context of each school but within the clear framework established by the Trust.
    If you are successful in your application, you will join a staff who are hard-working,
    committed, positive in outlook and dedicated to the achievement of our students. We offer:
    a high standard of professional practice, with bespoke in-house CPD provision, and affiliation to nationally recognised courses and providers;a supportive and collegiate environment,
    a culture of high trust and accountability that values creativity and innovation, leading practice locally and nationally in a range of fields.The Elmgreen School is committed to the safety and protection of its students. An enhanced DBS check and a barred list check are conditions of employment for this post.

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