Attendance Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Holmfirth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational trust seeks an Attendance Officer to improve student attendance by engaging families and providing support. Responsibilities include home visits to build relationships and assist students. Candidates should be resilient and self-driven, with excellent communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary, automatic enrolment in a pension fund, staff development initiatives, and various benefits, including free parking and health perks. If passionate about making a difference, apply now.

Benefits

Automatic pension enrolment

Supportive leadership

Staff development

Free parking

Cycle to Work scheme

Additional holidays

Eye Care benefits

Annual flu vaccines

Technology scheme

Lifestyle benefits

GP Online Service

Your Care Wellbeing package

Qualifications

• Confidently communicate to engage with families.
• Build positive relationships through strong interpersonal skills.
• Motivate and influence to improve attendance.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-driven and focused on achieving results.

Responsibilities

• Visit pupils and their parents/carers in their homes.
• Collect identified students and bring them to school.
• Support students and families to re-engage with education.
• Work with the Student Services Team as Attendance Officer.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Motivational skills

Organizational skills

Resilience

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary: Scale F (NJC point 16-19) Actual Salary: £26,103 - £27,423

Contract: Permanent, term time only plus 3 days

Hours: Monday to Thursday 7.45am – 3.45pm and Friday 7.45am – 3.15pm

Closing Date: Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 9am

Interview: likely to be Wednesday 14th January 2026

Start Date: As soon as your notice period allows

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.

An EXCITING OPPORTUNITY to join a team that provides much needed support to our children and families in securing good attendance to school. Working for a Trust that really values its staff and well-being, you will share our enthusiasm and commitment to improving attendance for our children, be committed to the pursuit of support for those who need it and thrive in working across a range of situations. With a friendly and professional manner, you will be joining a supportive and dedicated team.

What we’re looking for

• Communicates confidently and effectively, to engage with potentially challenging families to secure good attendance to school
• Builds positive, trusting relationships through strong interpersonal skills
• Can motivate, influence, and negotiate to improve attendance outcomes
• Is organised, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment
• Is self‑driven, resilient, and focused on achieving results

What the role involves in a nutshell

• Visit pupils and their parents/carers in their homes to build relationships and improve attendance
• Collect identified students from their home and bring them to school and, if necessary, take them home again at the end of their session
• Use a range of assessments and intervention strategies to support students and families to re‑engage them with education.
• Work with the Student Services Team in order to support your role as Attendance Officer

You’ll be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!

What you’ll get in return?

• Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pensions Fund
• A Supportive and forward‑thinking Leadership Team
• Staff development through appraisal and CPD
• Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
• Free Parking
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Additional holidays linked to service
• Eye Care
• Annual Flu Vaccines
• Home & Technology Scheme
• Rewards and discounts
• GP Online and Prescription Service
• Your Care Wellbeing package
• Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)

If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.

For further information see our Job Pack below.

HOW TO APPLY

Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team Nicola Pogmore via [e-mail] .

If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you’re shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

What the school offers its staff

see above

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.