School Attendance Officer
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Job Summary
Role: Attendance Officer
Academy: Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Start Date: 01/11/2026
Salary (Actual Salary): 9795.15 - 15578.67
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.
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Responsibilities
You will drive whole-school attendance strategies by providing operational and clerical support to reduce persistent absence. This involves conducting the daily Late Gate duty and maintaining the academys registration and attendance Management Information System including operating the automated system for contacting parents regarding absence.
A key function is direct engagement with students and parents to discuss reasons for absence offering appropriate support and challenge. You will also prepare and present detailed attendance data for monitoring and reports process referrals for Fixed Penalty Notices and publicise attendance information through various channels.
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Qualifications
The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences both verbally and in writing and possess excellent time management and organisation skills. Proficiency in standard ICT packages particularly Microsoft Office and Excel is essential. Required attributes include resilience and the ability to work effectively in difficult situations including dealing with conflict while remaining professional at all times.
The ability to build effective working relationships with all stakeholders including students and parents is crucial. Experience in a school environment or attendance-related role is desirable as is using CMIS or SIMS software. A satisfactory DBS check is mandatory.
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Unclear Seniority
About Company
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER? Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer: Your starting salary with annual increments plus in ... View more
