School Attendance Officer

Outwood Grange Acadamies Trust; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 9,800 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Outwood Academy Hemsworth is seeking an Attendance Officer to strengthen school attendance. The role offers 15 hours per week or 22.5 hours per week, term time only plus 5 days, with availability on Fridays. The post focuses on implementing whole-school strategies to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence.

You will conduct home visits, oversee late gate duties, and provide administrative support while engaging with students and parents to overcome attendance barriers.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home visits to support attendance improvements
• Manage late gate duty and attendance monitoring
• Provide essential administrative support for attendance records
• Engage with students and parents to address attendance barriers

Job description

Role: Attendance Officer

Academy: Outwood Academy Hemsworth

Start Date: 01/11/2026

Salary (Actual Salary): £9795.15 - £15,578.67

Working Pattern: 15 Hours Per Week or 22.5 Hours Per Week, must be able to accommodate working Fridays. Term Time only plus 5 days

Are you passionate about ensuring every student maximises their potential through consistent attendance? As an Attendance Officer, you will be crucial in implementing whole-school strategies designed to improve attendance levels and actively reduce persistent absence. This role blends operational duties, such as conducting home visits and late gate duty, with essential administrative support, requiring resilient engagement with students and parents to address attendance barriers.

Welcome from the Principal:

I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Hemsworth, an 11-18 Academy in the Historic Market Town of Hemsworth, West Yorkshire. We have a relentless focus on learning, underpinned by a curriculum designed to stretch and enrich every student.
As part of the Outwood Family since 2018, we provide the very best, holistic education within a safe and secure community. We recently completed a multi-million pound development, including a new 17-classroom teaching block, and are proud to hold Gold Status from the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health.
We actively work to reduce staff workload, allowing more time to focus on our vision: students first, raising standards, and transforming lives. Whether you are ambitious for progression or determined to be an outstanding classroom teacher, this is the place for you.
If you share our passion for making a real difference, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.