Responsible to: Attendance Manager and ST member overseeing attendance
Pay scale: NJC Scale 4 (7-10) £31,980 - £33,384 pro-rata
Actual Term Time salary £27,629.67 - £28,842.69
Work pattern: Full-time, Term Time Only
Required for: As soon as possible
Deadline to apply: Midday: Monday 6 October 2025
Location of post: The Elmgreen School, SE27 9BZ
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Thank you for your enquiry about the key post of Attendance Assistant at The Elmgreen School. The purpose of the role is to assist the Attendance Officer in providing administrative support in all issues related to raising standards of student attendance and punctuality.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with receiving communication from parents/carers, and external bodies (e.g. Social Services) related to absences/lateness;
- Assist with organising all administrative tasks pertaining to lateness, manning the ‘late-gate’ to register students in the absence of the Attendance Officer, and aid (if required) with follow-up telephone calls to parents on a daily basis
- Support with “First day absence” contact for students not in school and for all persistent absentees (< 90% attendance).
- Sharing of information with relevant staff using the school's communication systems and maintaining accurate student attendance data on SIMS and any other information system.
Dunraven Educational Trust Overview
Dunraven Educational Trust (DET) was established in 2016. It now incorporates Dunraven’s All-Through School, Goldfinch Primary, The Elmgreen School, Rosendale Primary School and Van Gogh Primary. DET is a Trust committed to one overarching aim: excellence for and from everyone. This is an expectation for both the children and adults in a school community. It is achieved in a variety of ways according to the context of each school but within the clear framework established by the Trust.
If you are successful in your application, you will join a staff who are hard-working,
committed, positive in outlook and dedicated to the achievement of our students. We offer:
- a high standard of professional practice, with bespoke in-house CPD provision, and affiliation to nationally recognised courses and providers;
- a supportive and collegiate environment,
- a culture of high trust and accountability that values creativity and innovation, leading practice locally and nationally in a range of fields.
The Elmgreen School is committed to the safety and protection of its students. An enhanced DBS check and a barred list check are conditions of employment for this post.
The Elmgreen School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.