Attendance Officer - Full-time

Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet, Swanscombe

• Ref:KCC886-4001-518S
• Posted:10/11/2025
• Pay:Actual salary £21,620- £25,069 per annum
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:24/11/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Attendance Officer to join us as soon as possible!

Our successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of attendance-related tasks within the academy alongside completing main office administration tasks. They will provide highly effective support to the School Office and the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the overall efficiency of our educational environment.

While prior experience in a school office is preferred, it is not mandatory, as the ideal candidate will possess the adaptability to handle various administrative responsibilities inherent in this dynamic role.

The Attendance Officer will collaborate closely with the Senior Leadership Team, colleagues, the Local Authority, and the broader Trust, maintaining confidentiality and fostering a spirit of cooperation.

We are seeking a professional, personable individual dedicated to delivering exceptional service. Above all, the successful candidate will demonstrate a positive work ethic and a proactive approach. A passion for working in the education sector is highly valued, with previous experience in a school environment being advantageous.

This is a permanent position offering an actual salary ranging between £21,620- £25,069 per annum (£25,136 - £29,146 full time equivalent), based on 37 hours per week, Term Time + 1 week of inset. This is working Monday to Thursday 8am - 4pm, finishing at 3:30pm on Fridays.

If you share our enthusiasm for this opportunity, we invite you to apply!

Information about the school

At Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet, our mission is to bring out the best in every student through excellence in teaching and learning, guided by our core values: Be Ready, Work Hard, Be Nice. We are a dynamic and successful 11-18 Academy serving the local community. We have students of all abilities and from a wide variety of backgrounds, all of whom contribute to the richness of our school population. We provide a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment, offering a rich academic and vocational curriculum tailored to individual needs. Supported by modern facilities and excellent ICT resources, students develop socially, behaviourally, and academically at their own pace. We have high expectations and provide both extension opportunities and targeted support to ensure all students thrive. As a proud community school and member of Leigh Academies Trust, we foster strong partnerships with parents and carers, promote leadership and extracurricular engagement, and equip our students with the skills and confidence to succeed at university or in their chosen careers.

"We are an extremely ambitious school community and believe there are no excuses for not achieving your absolute potential." - Gurjit Kaur Shergill, Principal

Leigh Academies Trust is delighted to announce that Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet has received exceptional feedback following its recent Ofsted inspection on 3rd and 4th December 2024. The inspection confirms that the academy’s performance has improved significantly across all areas since its last inspection, with inspectors planning a return for a graded inspection.

Inspectors praised the academy’s efforts to create a supportive and welcoming environment, with many staff and pupils stating that “the school feels like a family.”

“Pupils are able to talk about what they learn with confidence” “The support that students in the sixth form receive enables them to progress to a range of increasingly ambitious destinations” “New pupils quickly learn the school’s clear behaviour expectations that help everyone to learn” “Pupils benefit from an extensive programme of life-skills and careers education” “Many staff and pupils talked about how the school feels like a family” “Pupils attend happily, safely and with pride"

• Ofsted, 2024

Job Contact Information

• Name:Talent Team, Leigh Academies Trust
• Address:Carnation Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 2SX
• Telephone: 01634 412 258
• Email: Joinus@LATrust.org.uk

Documents

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• Job Pack | Attendance Officer | Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet