Attendance Officer - Ysgol Greenhill

Salary: Grade 5 - £26,403 - £27,694 pro rata

Attendance Officer

YSGOL GREENHILL SCHOOL

Ysgol Greenhill School is an 11 to 19 comprehensive school that serves the historic walled town of Tenby and surrounding areas. Based in the picturesque surroundings of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the school is a caring, inclusive and a welcoming environment where pupils and staff are proud of their strong values and ethos.

This is a permanent full-time position for 37 hours per week, required to start in September 2026.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 24 th March 2026 at Ysgol Greenhill.

Ysgol Greenhill School requires an Attendance Officer to join the Administration Team with responsibility for attendance monitoring and providing administrative support in relation to admissions of all pupils. To promote a positive attendance and punctuality culture. Liaise with Senior Assistant Head responsible for attendance, the Heads of House, the Family of Schools' Attendance Officer and outside agencies. To be the point of contact for Parents/Carers, staff, pupils and Local Authority in relation to all attendance matters.

We require someone who:

• NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline
• Very good numeracy/literacy skills
• Effective use of ICT and other equipment/resources
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation (training to be provider where necessary)
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for Pembrokeshire's Education and Children's Service. We aim to support vulnerable children and young people to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and will take action to safeguard their well-being and acknowledge that children have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of all schools.

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Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

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Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.