Attendance Officer / Student Support Mentor

Buckler's Mead Academy; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

A local academy in Yeovil seeks an Attendance Officer / Student Support Mentor to support good attendance. Responsibilities include monitoring attendance data, providing reports, and collaborating with departments to enhance attendance rates. The academy offers staff benefits like free parking and access to health support programs, emphasizing professional development in a supportive environment. Applicants should demonstrate strong numeracy and communication skills while maintaining confidentiality.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Responsibilities

• Monitor and check all attendance data is accurate and up to date.
• Provide weekly attendance reports to the Attendance Champion.
• Work with the SEND department and Pupil Premium Lead to maximize attendance.
• Ensure high profile of the Academy's drive on school attendance.

Skills

Strong numeracy skills

Strong literacy skills

Strong IT skills

Written communication skills

Oral communication skills

Ability to work as a team

Ability to work on own initiative

High level of confidentiality

Job description

ATTENDANCE OFFICER / STUDENT SUPPORT MENTOR

Buckler's Mead Academy

(Maternity Cover - 22.5 hours per week - term time only plus 2 additional days)

B&NES Grade 5 £14,506 per annum minimum starting salary

Required from March 2026, an Attendance Officer / Student Support Mentor to play a key role in supporting and maintaining good attendance within the Academy. Having achieved excellent results in summer 2025, Buckler's Mead Academy is going from strength to strength. Our most recent Ofsted, in May 2024, judged us as a strong "Good" in all areas. In return we can offer you the opportunity to work with motivated students, the full support of a dedicated and committed team of staff, a supportive induction programme and ongoing professional development, plus the opportunity to work in a developing academy in a beautiful area of the South West. We seek to significantly invest in developing all of our staff. Having joined the Midsomer Norton Schools' Partnership in September 2021, we are part of a Trust which is often considered the "market leader" in the South West for school improvement. The successful candidate will benefit from Trust wide opportunities, such as early careers induction, CPD and working with colleagues across Trust schools.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and check all attendance data is accurate and up to date
• Provide weekly attendance reports to the Attendance Champion
• Work with the SEND department and Pupil Premium Lead to maximise attendance
• Work with the Attendance Champion and other leaders, to ensure the Academy's "relentless drive" on school attendance is high profile

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong numeracy/literacy/IT skills including written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as a team
• A high level of confidentiality
• Ability to work on own initiative

Salary and Hours

£14506 per annum minimum starting salary

Temporary

Benefits

Staff benefits include free on-site parking, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access for all staff to the Employee Assistance Programme "Health Assured", which is a telephone based advice, information and counselling service. A selection of meals, snacks and drinks is available for staff to purchase at lunch and break times.

About the Academy

Buckler's Mead Academy is a highly inclusive academy, serving the east of Yeovil, Somerset. Our vision as an academy is "an inspiring education for all". We believe that all members of our community should be given the opportunity to be happy, to achieve, participate and become successful. Our job as professionals is to ensure this happens. All our staff sign up to these aspirations and play a full role in contributing to this vision through inclusive teaching. We seek to recruit dedicated and talented staff, highly committed to making a difference.

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to references and a full Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that we may carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of our Safer Recruitment and Due Diligence checks.

Buckler's Mead Academy is an equal opportunities employer. The campus is a no smoking site.