Outwood Academy Freeston
Wakefield
£23,966 - £25,340 per year
Expiring soon
Salary:
Grade 5, SCP 9-11 / Actual salary: £23,966 - £25,340 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
19 September 2025
Job overview
37 hours per week am until 4.00 pm Monday to Thursday and 08.00 am until 3.30 pm Friday) term time only + 10 additional days
Part of the Outwood Family since 2018, Outwood Academy Freeston is a welcoming and supportive academy with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Attendance Officer to join a supportive and motivated team, and you must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of 'students first'.
We are seeking a focused, organised and passionate individual who will play a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students.
To be successful in this rewarding role, you will need to be extremely well organised, have the ability to prioritise work and ensure that strict deadlines are met. The ability to work on your own initiative and work within existing teams are essential. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and be able to remain calm in a busy environment whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.
The purpose of this post is to provide operational and administrative support to promote whole school attendance strategies to fulfil our responsibility in the improvement of attendance across our academy. Owing to the nature of the role, an ability to relate to the academy's students and their parents/carers in a positive and proactive way is crucial.
Strong IT skills and practical experience of using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, are essential for this role. Experience within a school attendance role is advantageous.
The successful candidate needs to be extremely well organised and have the ability to prioritise work to ensure that strict deadlines are met. The ability to work on one's own initiative, as well as part of a team, is essential.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
* Monitor daily attendance records and identify students with irregular attendance or persistent absence
* Analyse attendance data to identify trends, patterns and at-risk student groups
* Generate regular reports for the School leadership and other relevant staff
* Make daily phone calls or send text messages to parents/carers to verify the reason for student absence
* Undertake home visits to address concerns regarding student absence
* Undertaker 'late gate' on a morning to monitor late arrivals to the academy and identify appropriate interventions
* Be fully aware and comply with child protection and safeguarding procedures. Identify and report any concerns to the School Designated Safeguarding Lead
* Ensure the school's attendance policies and procedures are followed
Home visits are required for this job role, so you will require a current UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle.
When completing your application, please give due regard to the 'Job Description' and 'Person Specification' documents. Please note that all of the essential criteria listed on the 'Person Specification' will be used to shortlist interview candidates. If you do not demonstrate and/or provide evidence that you meet all of the essential criteria, you will not be selected for an interview.
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If you are interested or have any further questions regarding this role, we invite you to contact us at Outwood Academy Freeston by emailing Lisa Habgood via
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Closing date: 19 September 2025.
Interview date: 23 September 2025.
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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
About Outwood Academy Freeston
Outwood Academy Freeston
Favell Avenue, Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 1HZ
United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Lisa Allott
We are an 11-16 academy, based in Normanton, Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Part of the Outwood Family since 2018, we are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
We aim to promote the highest standards of academic achievement through inspiring teaching and learning, giving young people the knowledge, skills, values and confidence to succeed in life.
We believe that learning should be both enjoyable and enriching. We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.
We have won numerous awards as a school and being an IQM Centre of Excellence highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
As we journey towards becoming Outstanding. Help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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