Attendance Officer (Fixed Term)

Camden Learning; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

William Ellis School is seeking an Attendance Assistant for a part-time fixed term role (15 hours per week, 8am–11am, Monday to Friday), term time only. The initial contract runs until 31 December 2026.

The school is a thriving, inclusive comprehensive in Hampstead with strong pastoral support. Your main duties include recording attendance for Years 7–11, liaising with internal and external agencies on attendance records, and providing data reports to staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in a secondary school environment.
• Ability to start very soon.
• Strong data handling and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• To have responsibility for the recording of the school’s attendance figures for Year 7 to Year 11 and liaise with internal and external agencies on individual student attendance records.
• To provide information to the Assistant Headteacher and attend pastoral meetings as and when required
• To be the first point of contact within the school for providing data reports to staff
• To be responsible for checking all Attendance Data that is submitted externally

Skills

Attendance data management

Data reporting

Liaison with agencies

Job description

Hours

Part-time

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date

2 October 2026

We are currently Recruiting for

Contract: Part Time – 15 hours per week (8am – 11am, Monday to Friday), Term Time Only. Fixed term contract until 31st December 2026 in the first instance

About the School

William Ellis School is a thriving, voluntary aided, non-denominational, inclusive comprehensive boys’ school serving the educational needs of boys from the ages of 11 to 18. It is an attractive site on the edge of Hampstead Heath with excellent access to Central London. It is a neighbourhood of great social and cultural diversity, and this diversity is very well represented at William Ellis.

The school is committed to nurturing successful students and good citizens through strong relationships in line with the school motto, “rather use than fame”. The school is part of the longest established and most successful mixed sixth form consortium in London, LaSWAP, which enables our students to access a wide range of subject expertise. We provide excellent professional opportunities for staff and are part of the Camden family of schools.

About the role

The school wishes to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Attendance Assistant for a Full-time post.The successful candidate will play a key role in the school. The Pastoral side of the school is very impressive with fantastic support.

Ideally you will have similar experience working in a secondary environment and be available to start very soon.

Main responsibilities:

To have responsibility for the recording of the school’s attendance figures for Year 7 to Year 11 and liaise with internal and external agencies on individual student attendance records.

To provide information to the Assistant Headteacher and attend pastoral meetings as and when required

To be the first point of contact within the school for providing data reports to staff

To be responsible for checking all Attendance Data that is submitted externally

William Ellis School is committed to Equal Opportunities and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and therefore expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, all appointments are subject to DBS checks and excellent references and an online media search