Student Welfare and Attendance Assistant (Priory School)

Hours of work: 37 hours per week Monday to Thursday 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and 3.30 pm. on Fridays (term time plus inset days)

Working pattern: Full-time term-time only (working for 40 weeks per year plus 6.20 weeks annual leave which will increase after 5 years continuous service)

(As the position is term-time only the above salary will be pro rata)

Closing date: 09:00am 26 November 2025

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Priory School
Mountfield Rd Lewes BN7 2XN

Phone: extension 211

Email:

Website: Welcome to Priory School Lewes

Please note we do not accept CVs.

Priory School has a long-standing history of academic excellence within a culture of strong pastoral care. We are proud of the highly successful rounded education we provide. Priory is a school where students are expected to work hard and as a result make excellent progress. Priory School is well regarded and is consistently oversubscribed.

The Governors wish to appoint aStudent Welfare and Attendance Assistant. The successful applicant will be responsible for administering First Aid support as appropriate to the pupils of the school and where necessary the staff as well as to support monitor and improve pupil attendance and wellbeing.

It is desirable that applicants hold a Level 3 Award in First Aid at Work or equivalent and training will be provided for applicants who do not hold this qualification. You will work closely with the House Heads and will be based in the schools Pastoral Office alongside the Attendance Officer.

If you would prefer to work less than 37 hours a week please indicate on your application form your preferred hours and days of work.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Full details of the post and an application form can be downloaded directly from our school website under vacancies. They are also available from Personnel at Priory School via telephone or email.

Application forms to be returned to the Personnel Officer in person or via email. Please note that if you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date then we regret that your application has not been successful.

East Sussex County Council is committed to equality of opportunity. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake or currently hold a DBS enhanced clearance for this authority.

This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.