The Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Attendance Officer
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Roding Valley High School - Part of Chelmsford Learning Partnership
Start Date: Autumn Term 2026
Salary: Scale 7 - £34,198 - £37,660 (SCP 19 –24) 37 hours per week | Term time + INSET days + 1 week worked during school closure periods
Make a Real Difference Where It Matters Most
Are you passionate about ensuring every student maximises their potential through consistent attendance? As an Attendance Officer, you will be crucial in implementing whole-school strategies designed to improve attendance levels and actively reduce persistent absence. This role blends operational duties - such as conducting home visits and late gate patrols - with essential administrative support, requiring resilient engagement with students and parents to address attendance barriers.
About The Role
You Will
- Implement and support school attendance policies and procedures
- Track, analyse and report on attendance data
This is a role for someone who thrives on challenge and builds strong relationships.
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
- Calm, confident and authoritative, with a “warm-strict” approach
- Skilled in leading others and building a strong, cohesive team
- Able to make sound decisions independently in a fast-paced environment
- A strong communicator who can work effectively with students, staff and parents
Why Join Roding Valley High School?
- Be part of a forward-thinking secondary school within Chelmsford Learning Partnership
- Play a visible and impactful role in whole school attendance
- Work within a supportive and collaborative pastoral team
- Opportunity to develop leadership experience and progress your career
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Our Commitment
At Roding Valley High School, We Are Committed To
- High standards of behaviour and learning
- Staff development and wellbeing
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students
Ready to Apply?
If you’re looking for a rewarding, flexible role where your skills make a real impact—we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: Noon on Monday 12th October 2026
Whilst there is a published closing date for this vacancy, we reserve the right to close the advert early and conduct interviews if we receive sufficient applications. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
- Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
- The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.
As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
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We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.
The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to fair treatment of all applicants and employees. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction or other information declared. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to disclose all cautions and convictions, including those which would otherwise be considered spent, unless protected under current legislation and guidance.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available on-line. The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is an equal opportunities employer.
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