Attendance Officer

Coombe Girls' School; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Chromebook provided

Parking in school car park

Bike racks and showers

Résumé du poste

Coombe Girls’ School in New Malden is seeking an organized Attendance Officer to join the School Office team. The role focuses on maintaining accurate attendance records and supporting the pastoral team to improve overall attendance.

This is a term-time-only position, working 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 3pm, with interview activity throughout the application period. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication, attention to detail and the ability to build

Responsabilités

• Maintain accurate attendance records and monitor patterns across the school.
• Support the pastoral team to improve attendance and follow-up with pupils and families.

Description du poste

Coombe Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a comprehensive girls’ state secondary school, with a co-educational Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed and is committed to providing an excellent education to children in the local area. We are proud of the progress our students make from their starting points during their time with us: the school’s GCSE Progress 8 score in 2024 was +0.7, and the progress of our 2025 cohort was in the top 25% of the country. The school is proud to be part of the Helix Learning Trust.

Our school is vibrant and diverse, serving the local area of New Malden. We value every individual and the rich wealth of experience, knowledge, values and beliefs they bring to our school. The experience and talent you will bring to our school will ensure we continue to provide the best education for our students and further increase the breadth of opportunity for the next generation. We particularly encourage applications from colleagues in underrepresented groups and welcome conversations about flexible working opportunities.

We are looking for an organised, proactive and approachable individual to join our School Office team as an Attendance Officer. The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues. You will play a key role in maintaining accurate attendance records and supporting the pastoral team to improve attendance across the school.

This is a term-time-only role, working 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 3pm.

Please note that we will be interviewing throughout the application period and reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be appointed. We therefore recommend early application to avoid disappointment.

Why work for us?

Coombe Girls’ School & Sixth Form is a fantastic and rewarding place to work. Our students are motivated and keen to learn while our creative, engaging staff is committed to providing exceptional teaching to our students. We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously and actively manage workload whilst retaining very high standards. Our staff are highly supportive of one another.

We are a Google school and staff are provided with a Chromebook to support their work.

• Parking is available in the school car park.
• Bike racks and showers are provided for colleagues who are able to cycle to work.

With regards to Personal Development, we pride ourselves on our commitment to CPD.

• Our staff is supported to access National Professional Qualifications and receives Thrive training.
• There are opportunities to work collaboratively across all five schools in the Trust (both primary and secondary) as well as with the central Trust team.
• The Trust looks to provide opportunities for growth for colleagues within the Trust.