Attendance Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Oct 2026

Budehaven; Flexbury; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice schemes

Well-being discounts

High street discounts

Job summary

Budehaven is seeking an Attendance Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to help improve pupil attendance and wellbeing. The role is paid on Cornwall Council Grade H, with 0.855 FTE and a full-time equivalent salary of £29,647 to £34,811 per annum, plus benefits.

The post runs 39 weeks per year (term time INSET days) and requires 37 hours per week, with flexible working arranged with the Designated Safeguarding Lead to meet service demands.

Responsibilities

• Improve pupil attendance and punctuality through monitoring, intervention, and support.
• Assist the DSL in ensuring the safety and welfare of all pupils, fulfilling safeguarding duties.

Job description

Attendance Officer & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Overview

Paid on Cornwall Council Grade H,
(£29,647 to £34,811 full time equivalent per annum)
Post = 0.855FTE. Actual pay = £25,348 to £29,763

39 Weeks per year (term time INSET days).
37 hours per week with a need to work flexibly in agreement with the Designated Safeguarding Lead in order to meet the demands of the service.
Start date: As soon as possible.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person. Your role will be to improve pupil attendance and punctuality through effective monitoring, intervention, and support; and to assist the DSL in ensuring the safety and welfare of all pupils, fulfilling statutory safeguarding duties.
“Budehaven is a true community school” Ofsted, Good rating (May 2024).
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes, well-being and high street discounts.
At Budehaven we are committed to the safeguarding of our students, and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please see the job pack for further details.

Deadline for applications:
Midday on 16th November 2026
Interviews to be held as soon as possible after the deadline