Attendance & AP CoordinatorCouncil

St. Thomas’ Centre
Lambeth Street
Blackburn
BB1 1NA

Job Title: Attendance & AP Coordinator
Grade/Salary: Grade F
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time
Contract Terms: 35.00 hours
Closing Date: Friday 6th November 2026
Required from: ASAP

TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW

Are you innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children in our society to ensure they get the education they deserve? This exciting and rewarding post is suitable for people committed to making a real difference. We are seeking to recruit an excellent Attendance & AP Coordinator, to join our staff team.

St Thomas’s Centre is a unique school: situated on two sites in the community, it caters for pupils aged 5-16 years who have been permanently excluded. Many have unmet special educational needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties or medical difficulties.
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible practitioner who is able to become a significant adult role model for our pupils. You must be a professional role model for other staff and able to advocate for, and lead vulnerable young people.

We are looking for somebody who has: The ability to work within a team and independently, has a flexible approach to changing tasks and a “can do” attitude. Experience working in a school environment or other educational setting. Experience identifying interventions to raise attendance of pupils and working directly with pupils and parents/carers. Experience analysing data and producing reports and identifying key insights.

St Thomas’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to strong references and enhanced DBS checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer with a staff body who reflect the diversity and heritage of our community.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent role model
• Have the knowledge and experience and ambition to work with some of the most vulnerable pupils in our area
• Have the credibility to work with multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to plan the support for young people
• Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved

Should you wish to have an informal discussion regarding the post please contact me through Mrs Amanda Leaver, Business manager on 01254 958401.

Application packs are available to download above. Completed applications together with your supporting letter (no more than two A4 sides) should be returned to the school on the closing date shown above, fr the attention of Mrs Amanda Leaver via [email protected]

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

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands, or final warnings as well as convictions.