Attendance Officer

Sapientia Education Trust; Ixworth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Ixworth High School, part of the Sapientia Education Trust, is seeking an Attendance Officer to join the attendance and office teams. The role involves maintaining and monitoring student attendance, arranging meetings, and delivering an efficient administrative service on reception.

Experience with school management systems is advantageous; full training will be provided. This is a permanent, part-time (32.5 hours per week) post, working 39 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with school management systems would be an advantage.
• Full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor student attendance.
• Arrange meetings and provide an efficient administrative service.
• Support the student and main reception.

Job description

Attendance Officer

Location: Ixworth High School

Salary: Scale 5 £26,427 – 6 £26,847 FTE. £23,212 - £23,581 Pro rata

Vacancy Type: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks

Ixworth High School is a small high school set in the picturesque Suffolk countryside.

The school is currently judged good across all areas by Ofsted in April 2025. The inspection team noted that “Ixworth is a happy school, where pupils know they are safe and well cared for”. They also noted the pupils behave well, are polite and engaging, with calm and purposeful classrooms.

THE ROLE

We are looking to recruit an efficient, flexible and reliable individual to join our attendance team and office Team. The successful applicant will be required to maintain and monitor student attendance, arrange meetings, and provide an efficient and effective administrative service. They will also support the student and main reception. Experience of working with school management systems would be an advantage.

Full training will be provided.

The deadline for applications is Monday 30th November at 9:0 am, interviews are expected to take place in the week beginning 30th November.