- Organisation type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 470 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
TRUST ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT OFFICER
More than one location, Enhance Academy Trust44 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
31 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 26 hours per week (4 days) or 32.5 hours per week (5 days) / Term Time Only + 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- NJC SCP 24 -27 (Full time equivalent salary: £35412 - £38220)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Enhance Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Trust Attendance Improvement Officer to join our established team, supporting our primary academies across Barnsley, Kirklees, and Wakefield. We are a successful and growing Church of England Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising 16 primary academies and a Post‑16 Creative and Performing Arts free school.
Our Trust Attendance Improvement Officer will play a key role in establishing a strong culture of attendance across all schools within the Trust. The role will involve both supporting and constructively challenging schools to develop and implement effective processes that address and overcome barriers to attendance faced by pupils and their families.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced professional who can support schools in designing, implementing, and sustaining a Trust-wide attendance strategy that positively impacts pupil achievement. The successful candidate will be able to build strong relationships with staff, promote and embed effective practice, and confidently challenge school leaders and external partners where appropriate.
This role will involve a blend of operational and strategic responsibilities. The postholder will work directly with school staff and parents to improve attendance, while also leading on strategic initiatives and engaging in high-level discussions and coordinated actions with external agencies.
Your application will need to demonstrate that you:
- Have experience working in attendance and educational welfare.
- Have substantial and successful experience leading attendance improvement strategies.
- Possess strong knowledge of attendance-related legislation and pupil welfare frameworks.
- Can engage effectively with parents, building positive and constructive relationships to support improved outcomes.
- Have expert knowledge of support agencies and the roles they play in supporting children and families.
If you feel you have the experience, skills, and qualities to be successful in this role, we would be delighted to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Why join Enhance Academy Trust?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a successful and forward-looking academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
As a Trust, we have developed a range of employee benefits. Here are just a few examples:
- Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Physical and mental health support from a team of experienced nurses, counsellors, therapists, physiotherapists, consultants plus NHS GPs and private medical services.
- GP consultations with experienced NHS doctors are available for our employees and members of their household, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and prescriptions (which have to paid for) can be delivered to local chemists.
- Free annual flu jab
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
- A paid annual Wellbeing Day – a time for you to use the day for an activity which promotes your own individual health and wellbeing.
- Wherever possible, PPA at home for teachers.
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
Enhance Academy Trust has an absolute commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS. The Trust values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- office@enhanceacad.org.uk
Enhance Academy Trust is a Church of England Multi-Academy Trust comprising of sixteen primary schools located across Wakefield, Barnsley and Kirklees and a post 16 performing arts free school.
The Trust works very closely with its academies and encourages them to help each other whilst at the same time allowing them a reasonable amount of autonomy. It has kept to this model whilst expanding and wants to continue to follow similar principles in the future.
Our vision is to deliver improved educational outcomes and learning skills to enable our young people to live well in the world around them. We also aim to allow our academy leaders and staff to develop the individual character of our academies so they can best serve their local communities.
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