Attendance Officer
Key Information
Location: Wingfield Academy
Salary: Band E of the School Support Staff Pay Scale £26,403 to £28,142 FTE (Actual salary £22,950 to £24,461 pro-rata) A recruitment and retention allowance may be available for an outstanding candidate up to £3,000
Contract Type: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday term time only + 2 INSET days
Contract Term: Permanent
Dates
Closing Date: Wednesday 15th July
Start Date: Tuesday 1st September
About this Opportunity
Come and work in a school where students and staff matter. Our care, candour and collaborative practices ensure year on year success!
We are currently seeking to appoint an Attendance Officer to work within our pastoral team helping to monitor the
attendance and punctuality of students. The role will also involve working with families to improve their children’s access to learning and enable all young people to maximise their educational opportunities, especially those in vulnerable groups that may need additional support.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a good attention to detail and an enthusiastic approach to your work.
Wingfield Academy has become an oversubscribed and high performing secondary school, placing it as one of the highest performing schools in Rotherham and in the top 7% nationally for progress. Wingfield has also been named a national lead school as part of the DFE’s behaviour hub programme. The Academy is looking to expand and develop further, attracting the best people to work alongside our dedicated and ambitious staff who go the extra mile to make a quantifiable and powerful contribution to social mobility. We focus on the things that matter.
Wingfield Academy offers a ‘child centered, progress focused’ academy ethos, we have a cohort of students with high standards of behaviour and a willingness to learn. We have a welcoming and supportive community where staff really do matter. Wingfield offers a supportive and committed leadership team with a clear vision of raising standards of teaching, learning and positive behaviour.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service.
The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.
Why Work for Us?
- NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards – these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
- Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
- Attractive pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
- A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
If you believe you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.
Applications should be submitted to wfa-recruitment@nclt.ac.uk
Application deadline 15th July 2026 at 9am





