Attendance Officer

Salary: Scale 7 SCP 23-29 £34,434.00 - £39,862.00, Actual Salary: £29,485.80 - £34,133.79 + Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme LGPS + Additional Benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time + Inset days

Contract: Fixed term until August 2027

Start date: As soon as possible

Are you passionate about supporting young people to succeed every day?

We are seeking a committed and proactive Attendance Officer to join our dedicated Pastoral Team at Lift Sir Herbert Leon. This is a key role within the school, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to thrive through excellent attendance and punctuality.

As Attendance Officer, you will play a vital part in tracking, monitoring and improving attendance across the school. You will work closely with students, families, staff and external agencies to remove barriers to attendance and promote a culture where every child is in school, every day.

You're someone who will be able to:

• Promote and maintain high expectations of attendance and punctuality across the school
• Accurately track and analyse attendance data to identify trends and inform interventions
• Work proactively with students and families to overcome barriers to attendance
• Build strong, professional relationships with parents, carers and external agencies
• Communicate clearly and sensitively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Maintain confidentiality and uphold safeguarding responsibilities at all times

Looking to make a difference every day?

Join our team and play a crucial role in ensuring students are present, engaged and ready to learn. Your work will directly impact the outcomes, well-being, and life chances of our young people.

You're someone who has:

• GCSE Maths and English (Grade 4/C or equivalent)
• Experience working with children or young people
• Strong administrative and data-handling skills with high accuracy
• The ability to analyse information and use this to inform decision-making
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A resilient, solution-focused approach with a genuine passion for education

About the School

Lift Sir Herbert Leon

Lift Sir Herbert Leon is an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. The academy offers excellent learning facilities, particularly in Sport and the Arts, including a theatre/cinema, a library, and a swimming pool.

Our work is underpinned by our core values of Ambition, Kindness, Respect and Determination, which shape the way we learn, work and grow together as a community.

The school's vision is to ensure that every student rises to ambitious challenges and experiences success both academically and personally. There is a strong emphasis not only on high academic standards but also on character development, with a clear focus on removing barriers and enabling every student to thrive. Strong partnerships with families and the wider community are at the heart of this approach.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 58 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

We warmly encourage prospective candidates to visit the school to experience our community first-hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact us.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.