Attendance Coordinator
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,899 to £27,010 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2025 |
| Location: | WF5 0DG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Accord Multi Academy Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Ossett Academy and Accord Sixth Form are seeking to appoint an Attendance Coordinator to secure the beneficial and regular attendance of all pupils in the Academy, by supporting pupils and families and liaising and working closely with other agencies.
You will be required to build relationships with families and pupils in order to improve attendance and reduce the percentage of Persistently Absent pupils, with a particular focus on disadvantaged.
You will work closely with Pastoral Year Leaders and the wider Pastoral and Inclusion teams to review individual pupil’s attendance and progress towards whole school and year group targets, and support the teams in instigating and delivering strategies.
Ossett Academy is an Ofsted ‘good’ rated secondary academy with great facilities and fantastic staff. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team in a welcoming, friendly school. We strive to create an environment where pupils enjoy learning and are given opportunity to stretch themselves both academically and also through a wide range of other extra-curricular activities. Our success is founded on traditional values set in a warm friendly environment.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).
Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:
• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme via SmartTech*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through a Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plan
• Access to health and wellbeing services, and ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through a Corporate Paid Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Free annual flu jab
• Free, on-site parking at every site
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*restrictions apply
You will be required to build relationships with families and pupils in order to improve attendance and reduce the percentage of Persistently Absent pupils, with a particular focus on disadvantaged.
You will work closely with Pastoral Year Leaders and the wider Pastoral and Inclusion teams to review individual pupil’s attendance and progress towards whole school and year group targets, and support the teams in instigating and delivering strategies.
Ossett Academy is an Ofsted ‘good’ rated secondary academy with great facilities and fantastic staff. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team in a welcoming, friendly school. We strive to create an environment where pupils enjoy learning and are given opportunity to stretch themselves both academically and also through a wide range of other extra-curricular activities. Our success is founded on traditional values set in a warm friendly environment.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying.
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits and we also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).
Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing:
• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme via SmartTech*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform via Accord Rewards
• Access to an industry leading Employee Assistance Programme
• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through a Corporate Paid Healthcare Cash Plan
• Access to health and wellbeing services, and ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through a Corporate Paid Cash Plan
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Free annual flu jab
• Free, on-site parking at every site
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings
*restrictions apply