Senior Attendance Officer – Family Outreach Worker

Barlby High School, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 5JP

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be negotiated for as soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 October 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: £22,970.00 - £24,888.00 Annually (Actual) Salary shown above is pro rata, based on an Full Time Equivalent of £26,824 to £29,064 (Grade F, Scale Points 08-13)

Senior Attendance Officer – Family Outreach Worker job summary

We are looking to appoint a Senior Attendance Officer - Family Outreach Worker for 37 Hours per Week, on a Term Time only basis to join our team at Barlby High School.

Barlby High School is a friendly, warm and caring community school with staff that are fully committed to supporting students and each other in bringing the school's vision to life. The school is on a transformational journey and we are looking for a colleague to join us on that journey. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, inspirational individual, and who is passionate about outstanding education and developing the whole child.

The core focus of this job is to complement the professional work of teachers by taking responsibility for implementing the schools Attendance Policy and improving the attendance of students. Works with identified students and their parents / carers whose attendance is a barrier to their performance. Responsible for recording, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on attendance data.

What we can offer:

• Experienced and supportive School Leadership Team

• Opportunities for staff to develop through Continuous Professional Development

• Local Government Pension scheme

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to work scheme

Job Details

Hours of Work: 37 Hours per Week, Term Time Only

Position Type: Permanent Post

Line Manager: Vice Principal

Travel Required: Yes

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Barlby High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 480 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barlby High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barlby-high-school

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