Attendance Officer
Job Title: ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Term-time – 32.5 hours per week, plus 5 INSET days, 38.6 weeks per year
Reports to: Assistant Headteacher
Salary: Starting salary NJC scale 4, scale point 7. £22,426 per annum.
(FTE £29,346 per annum).
Rising to NJC scale 4, scale point 11. £23,992 per annum.
(FTE £31,074 per annum).
Working Hours: 32.5 hours per week. 8.00am – 3.00pm
Place of Work: Vyners School
An exciting role has arisen for a committed and enthusiastic individual to work within the Student Services team. The role acts as first point of contact for parents regarding their child’s attendance and the role is key to sustaining the positive relationships needed to ensure a high level of student attendance. The postholder also supports our welfare officer, and the postholder will undertake first aid training. Previous experience within a school environment is desirable but not essential.
The successful applicant will:
- Have a proven track record of fostering good relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Be calm, well-organised and able to make decisions under pressure
- Be organised, capable of analysing data with speed and accuracy
- Be confident dealing with children.
- Possess a high level of personal responsibility.
- Ability to play a part in promoting and safeguarding the welfare of students and to act as an appropriate role model for young people.
Vyners is a very popular and oversubscribed mixed eight form entry, 11-18 comprehensive school, situated in a pleasant residential area in North West London, bordering Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We have a track record of real success at all Key Stages. In 2024, 81% of students achieved grades 9-4 in both English and Maths at GCSE and we are consistently ranked in the top 10% of all schools nationally for progress measures and attainment. At A-Level 26% of all grades were A* - A and 50% A* - B. The school converted to academy status on 1 November 2011 and is part of the Vanguard Learning Trust which also includes one other secondary and three primary schools.
We are well known for high academic standards, good behaviour, and our strong community spirit including a strong house system with students leading their peers. “Pupils benefit from excellent relationships with each other and with staff. They are well cared for and have adults they trust and who they can talk to if they have problems” (Ofsted, 2025). Many students are involved in extracurricular sport, music and drama, performing at a high level including prestigious public events and performing in our own school productions.
As part of the Vanguard Learning Trust, we also offer staff developmental opportunities via the trust and support from other professionals in the same role across the trust schools.
Why work for Vanguard Learning Trust?
Vanguard Learning Trust is a cross-phase Trust in the London Borough of Hillingdon. Our Trust currently has five schools: Field End Junior School, Hermitage Primary School, Ruislip High School, Ryefield Primary School and Vyners School. The successful candidate will be provided with professional development opportunities and will play a key role in ensuring that our Trust is an employer of choice.
For more information and an application form please refer to the documents below.
Applications should be returned to:
Frances Webb, via email to: recruitment@vynersschool.org.uk. Tel: 01895 200853
CLOSING DATE: 9.00am on Monday 15 September 2025
Early applications will be considered and suitable candidates may be offered an interview before the closing date.
Vanguard Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all those working at the Trust to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Vanguard Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
Under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English.
