Attendance Officer - Truro and Penwith Academy Trust

About The Role:

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an Attendance Officer to play a key role in the Trust's tiered approach to attendance. The post will support the Educational Welfare Officer in providing targeted support to students, particularly those most disadvantaged, ensuring high-quality provision and promoting a culture of high attendance and punctuality. You will support schools with the Trust Attendance Strategy to reduce levels of absence alongside supporting casework and monitoring student attendance, with the role working closely with external agencies, ensuring families are supported and referrals are made as necessary. This is a key role where strong communication, and organisational skills will be key to ensuring strong relationships are built with a range of stakeholders both internally and externally.

 About You:

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

·       Practical experience of working in the area of specialism & to include supervisory responsibility.

·       Experience of working with young people of primary and/or secondary age.

·       Knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to the safeguarding and protection of children.

·       Ability to work on own initiative within school protocols & procedures handling sensitive data.

·       Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with young people, parents/carers and external agencies.

The full requirements of the role can be found in the job description above. 

 Benefits of Working with Us:

As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.

How to Apply and Further Info:

To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.

Please note we do not accept CV's.

The closing date for receiving applications is Wednesday 3rd December 202511.59pm

If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please email rrowson@tpacademytrust.org

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 17 December 2025.

 TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.