Attendance Officer

Located in one of the most beautiful areas of the UK, Ullswater Community College is a school with high ambitions.

We are looking for an effective administrator to carry out the role of Attendance Officer to promote a positive culture of attendance and punctuality among students at our popular school.

Hours: Permanent, full time (37 hours/week), term time only + 1 week Inset (39 weeks/year) plus a starting holiday allowance of 5.6 weeks
Salary: Grade 8, points 19 and 20 (currently £31,067 to £31,586) paid pro rata for term-time-only working to give a salary range of £26,710 to £27,160. Further pro rata for part-time working

Working as part of the Attendance Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
•    ensuring that all statutory requirements relating to attendance and punctuality are accurately fulfilled
•    creating, developing and maintaining positive relationships with parents, carers, other professionals and external stakeholders and – of course – with students
•    monitoring daily attendance and interpreting statistical data to identify issues/patterns in student absence
•    liaising and working collaboratively with other members of the pastoral team and external agencies.

You will be self-motivated and have good interpersonal skills. Able to plan and prioritise your own workload, you will have a problem-solving approach to your work. A good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite is necessary, as is the willingness to undergo training as necessary.

About Ullswater Community College
Ullswater Community College (UCC) is a happy school where students and staff expect to treat one another with respect. Following our Ofsted Good rating in April 2023, and recent recognition as ‘Best Secondary School in Cumbria’, our vision is to make sure that UCC is ‘best in county’ in all we do.

We offer our non-teaching members of staff:
•    Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – a defined benefit scheme with employee and employer contributions
•    Membership of the Health Assured employee assistance programme.
•    A cycle-to-work salary-sacrifice scheme.
•    Help with eye tests
•    A welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter and with a Staff        Wellbeing group that is an integral part of the school culture

To apply
We encourage applications from all members of society, regardless of background, gender, ethnicity, disability or age (as long as you're over 18). Please note that we do not hold a Home Office sponsor licence.

We welcome applications using either the TES application procedure or our own application form. This can be downloaded from our website, where full job details and comprehensive information about the school can also be found. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any queries (hr@ullswatercc.co.uk).

UCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Employment at UCC is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed; if they are disclosed, the school cannot take them into account.

Please be aware that we may perform an online search if you accept an invitation to interview.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon Monday 3 March 2025

We aim to hold interviews the following week

Please note that we can contact only the successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if a suitable candidate is found.