Attendance Officer - St Osmund's CE Middle School

Posted on 15 January 2026
Applications close on 26 January 2026

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All Locations:

Dorchester

Salary Details:

£21560 - £21900 pro rata annual salary

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

School Support Staff

Employer:

Wessex MAT

Job Working Pattern:

Part time

Closing time of advert

Not Specified

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Attendance Officer - St Osmund's CE Middle School

About the role

St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School is an over-subscribed Middle School for Years 5 – 8, located in the thriving county town of Dorchester. The school is proud to be part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust and is Ofsted Good in all areas (2022).

We are a Church of England School built upon the Christian values of hope, community, respect and love.

We are seeking to appoint, a permanent attendance officer for 36.25 hours per week whose main role will be to monitor our students’ attendance to lessons throughout the day and work with our senior leader to monitor absences and process paperwork accordingly. You will also be expected to support the main school office with other general admin functions including first aid on occasion. Previous experience is not required although beneficial, as full training will be given to the successful candidate.

The working pattern for this post is Monday – Friday 8:15am to 4pm, term time only.

At St. Osmund’s Middle School we have:

A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work,
Pupils who are motivated and love their school,
A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong,
First middle school nationally to become a When the Adults Change Partner School,
A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning,
A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life,
Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world,
Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction)
Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment,
A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!

Visits to the school are encouraged: please call to make an appointment when the Business Manager will tour you. An information pack can be found here: Recruitment pack

Please email Mrs R Golledge to [email protected] for further details. All applications should be made via the Dorset Council jobs portal. CV’s will not be accepted. Please apply if your heart tells you that you could belong with us.

Closing date is Monday 26th January and interviews will be held Tuesday 3rd February.

St Osmund’s values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Further Information

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share.

The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

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