Attendance Officer

Required: April 2026 or sooner

Salary:Support Staff Scale Band D, full time equivalent salary range £28,142 - £37,280 per annum. Actual salary £25,142 - £33,590 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week (40 weeks)

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

Join Lyndon School a 'happy, friendly and caring place. Leaders are ambitious in their expectations. They want the very best for their school community. Pupils enjoy positive relationships with caring staff . Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum. In many subjects this sets out the important things that pupils need to know and remember. A rich set of experiences are returning, following the earlier challenges of the pandemic.' (OfSTED 2022).

About this Role

Lyndon is part of Summit Learning Trust, the leadership at Lyndon is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the Academy on a journey of excellence, with Colleagues that have a passion for teaching and learning. Join us and you will be part of an improving school with a strong team ethos. We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things.

Here at Lyndon School, we aim to create opportunities and support achievement for our learners and colleagues alike. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Academy for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team as an Attendance Officer. Working under the Vice Principal, you will be expected to provide a support service to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our learners. Based in our Attendance office, you will provide a specialist service to help the school to raise achievement by improving school attendance and punctuality and to meet our attendance targets.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of supporting learners in a school environment and knowledge of school attendance legislation.
• Is able and willing to take responsibility for establishing the reason for non-attendance, making assessments and agreeing plans for facilitating return to school using appropriate strategies within specified timescales.
• Can initiate appropriate legal action with Education Welfare Service (EWS) to ensure the school is carrying out its statutory responsibility in respect of learners, as well as creating reports and submitting data to the DFE and appropriate bodies, to ensure the school is fully compliant at all times.
• Is a proactive and supportive team player.
• Has excellent communication and organisational skills.

Why Join Summit Learning Trust?

A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.

• Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people

Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact to arrange this.

The closing date is Thursday 12th March 2026 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held shortly afterwards.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children's Barred List check, and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view at summitlearningtrust.org.uk. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact .