Attendance Officer
| Posting date: | 23 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £9,168 to £9,772 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 15 hours per week |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2026 |
| Location: | Diss, Anglia, IP22 4NT |
| Company: | Diocese of Norwich St Benet's Multi Academy Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58780654 |
Summary
Primary location Diss CE Junior Academy but will be required to work at Diss Infant Academy and Nursery and Scole CE Primary Academy
Part of the Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s MAT and Diss and Scole Primary Academy Partnership
Tel: 01379 642675
Email: sbm@dissandscole.stbenets.org
- Salary - Support Staff, Pay Points: 7-11, £9,168 - £9,772 actual pa (£26,403-£28,142 FTE)
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 15 hours per week
- Term time plus PD days
- Required for 19 January 2026
About the Role:
- To monitor and promote high levels of school attendance and punctuality.
- To act as the lead point of contact for the parents/carers of pupils receiving additional support to ensure an effective relationship with school
- To support pupils in their learning, development and the Academy’s safeguarding policy - working closely with pupils, families and staff.
- To provide administrative support to a high standard, supporting the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and administrative teams in an efficient and professional manner
We are looking for someone who can:
- Proactively enact the Academy’s attendance policy by communicating with parents and carers
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in attendance and making parents/carers aware of their legal responsibilities
- Undertake meetings (EHAP) with parents/carers when persistent absence starts to become evident and to understand the reasons for pupil absence and what actions can be implemented to improve attendance.
- Responsibility for monitoring attendance and punctuality for all pupils and to liaise with key staff members as necessary.
- Promote good attendance at all times
Working Hours
The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of Monday to Friday, 08.30am – 04.00pm.
The postholder will be primarily based at Diss Church of England Junior Academy but may be required to work at Diss Infant Academy and Nursery or Scole Church of England Primary Academy.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the School Business Manager at - sbm@dissandscole.stbenets.org to arrange an appointment or to speak with the Executive Headteacher.
How to apply
For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.
To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.
References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form.
Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.
Closing date: 7 January 2026, 9am
Interview date: 8 January 2026
The Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.
The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
Part of the Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s MAT and Diss and Scole Primary Academy Partnership
Tel: 01379 642675
Email: sbm@dissandscole.stbenets.org
- Salary - Support Staff, Pay Points: 7-11, £9,168 - £9,772 actual pa (£26,403-£28,142 FTE)
- Permanent
- Part Time
- 15 hours per week
- Term time plus PD days
- Required for 19 January 2026
About the Role:
- To monitor and promote high levels of school attendance and punctuality.
- To act as the lead point of contact for the parents/carers of pupils receiving additional support to ensure an effective relationship with school
- To support pupils in their learning, development and the Academy’s safeguarding policy - working closely with pupils, families and staff.
- To provide administrative support to a high standard, supporting the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and administrative teams in an efficient and professional manner
We are looking for someone who can:
- Proactively enact the Academy’s attendance policy by communicating with parents and carers
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in attendance and making parents/carers aware of their legal responsibilities
- Undertake meetings (EHAP) with parents/carers when persistent absence starts to become evident and to understand the reasons for pupil absence and what actions can be implemented to improve attendance.
- Responsibility for monitoring attendance and punctuality for all pupils and to liaise with key staff members as necessary.
- Promote good attendance at all times
Working Hours
The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of Monday to Friday, 08.30am – 04.00pm.
The postholder will be primarily based at Diss Church of England Junior Academy but may be required to work at Diss Infant Academy and Nursery or Scole Church of England Primary Academy.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the School Business Manager at - sbm@dissandscole.stbenets.org to arrange an appointment or to speak with the Executive Headteacher.
How to apply
For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.
To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.
References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form.
Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.
Closing date: 7 January 2026, 9am
Interview date: 8 January 2026
The Diocese of Norwich St Benet’s Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.
The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.