Administration Assistant (Attendance)

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School); Harleston; On-site; GBP 9,400 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

The Harleston Sancroft Academy is seeking an Attendance Administrator on a fixed-term basis to support proactive attendance monitoring and family engagement. You will work with students, families and school teams to remove barriers to regular attendance and promote a positive school culture.

Role is part-time, 14.5 hours per week, term-time plus two weeks, with a fixed term until 12 April 2027 and potential for extension or permanency. Apply by the stated closing date; visits are welcomed.

Qualifications

• Experience in school attendance administration or safeguarding preferred.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, supportive relationships with students and families to understand and break down barriers to attendance.
• Monitor and analyse attendance trends proactively, implementing positive interventions that celebrate improvement.
• Collaborate with teaching and pastoral teams to ensure every child feels safe, valued, and motivated to attend every day.

Skills

Attendance monitoring

Family liaison

Data analysis

Job description

Part of the Diocese of Norwich St Benet's MAT

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

• Salary: Scale E, SCP7-11 £9,388- £10,007 actual pa (£27, 274- £29,071 FTE)
• Fixed Term until 12 April 2027, with the possibility of becoming permanent
• Part Time
• 14.5 hours per week
• Term Time + 2 weeks
• Required November 2026

Ignite Creativity. Inspire Community. Make Your Mark.

Are you a proactive, relational professional who thrives on helping students engage fully with school life and overcome barriers to learning? Harleston Sancroft Academy is seeking an enthusiastic Attendance administrator to join our vibrant, growing community where every child’s presence matters and every journey is valued.

Why Sancroft?

At the heart of our academy lies a deep commitment to the "whole child." Here, we believe that people matter first. Relationships are the foundation of everything we achieve, and we’ve built a school where both students and staff are encouraged not just to participate, but to truly thrive. In this vital role, your day-to-day contributions will make a tangible, lasting difference in ensuring our students are present, supported, and ready to succeed.

The Role

You will play a vital, collaborative role across our academy, championing excellent attendance and partnering with families to unlock every student's potential. We are a growing school with exciting opportunities ahead, and we want a dedicated practitioner who can:

• Build strong, supportive relationships with students and families to understand and break down barriers to school attendance.
• Monitor and analyse attendance trends proactively, implementing positive interventions that celebrate improvement and support those in need.
• Collaborate closely with teaching and pastoral teams to ensure every child feels safe, valued, and motivated to walk through our doors every day.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to book an appointment or speak with the Office Manager; Jaine White 01379 852561 - [e-mail]

This post will initially be until 12 April 2027 to allow us to review whether a job share for this role works effectively. It may then become permanent.

Hours of work are 08:00-16:00 and 08:00-15:30.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

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.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Closing Date: 09 October 2026, 9am

Interview Date: W/C 12 October 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.