Attendance Officer
The Mirfield Free Grammar, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 9EZThis job expired on 14 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
14 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
30 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,790.00 - £27,084.00 Annually (Actual) FTE £29,540 - £31,022
Attendance Officer job summary
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Attendance Officer
Fixed term until August 2026, 37 hours per week
Term Time plus 5 additional days
To start - October 2025
Salary - Grade 7 scale points 14-17 £25,790 - £27,084 (FTE £29,540 - £31,022)
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Do you have the drive, dedication, and skills to help students thrive through excellent attendance?
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Attendance Officer to join our vibrant school community. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting student success and wellbeing.
What You’ll Do:
- Champion high attendance across the school, ensuring it meets or exceeds national averages.
- Monitor and analyse attendance data using our computerised systems.
- Produce reports for the Senior Leadership Team and Local Authority.
- Work closely with students, families, and external agencies to reduce absence and improve punctuality.
- Support vulnerable and at-risk pupils to access education consistently.
What We’re Looking For:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills—both written and verbal.
- Strong ICT and administrative abilities.
- A proactive, organised, and flexible approach to work.
- Confidence in analysing data and managing multiple tasks.
- A positive attitude and a genuine interest in supporting young people.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team.
- Make a real impact on students’ lives and futures.
- Enjoy a dynamic and rewarding role in a thriving school environment.
If you're ready to inspire change and help shape brighter futures, we’d love to hear from you.
Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.
About The Mirfield Free Grammar
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1300 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Founded in 1667 The Mirfield Free Grammar has a long-established tradition of success and promotes values such as respect, integrity, teamwork and aspiration.
The MFG is a vibrant learning environment; everything we do, every decision we make is focused on the students and how we can inspire them to achieve the very best for themselves both academically and personally.
With excellent commuter links, we are situated just 10 minutes away from the M62 and 20 minutes from the M1.
In February 2020, Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' in all four categories, reflecting the rapid improvements made over the past year across the school.
"Pupils are clear about what is expected of them. They have positive attitudes to learning and work hard.”
"Good progress is being made in increasing numbers in coming years."
"A better curriculum has led to effective learning. Behaviour in class has improved considerably. Staff have high expectations for all pupils."
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