Attendance Officer

Job Title: Attendance Officer

Actual Annual Salary: £27,873 - £30,408

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £30,963 - £33,779 (CLF Grade D) Based on all Year Round

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent, Term Time Only, plus Inset Days, plus 10 days to be worked during school holidays.

Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Proposed Start: 26 August 2025

We are looking for a passionate Attendance Officer to join our supportive and talented team at CLF Post 16. This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of Young People.

The Attendance Officer will:

• Work alongside relevant academy staff to contribute to raising student achievement by improving student attendance.
• Deliver measurable impact in accordance with performance expectations.
• Accurately maintain the academy’s legal attendance records within strict deadlines, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements.
• Monitor student attendance and initiate appropriate action as required, in line with academy policy.
• Promote and support high levels of attendance and a positive attendance and punctuality culture within the academy.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers and work collaboratively to support and improve student attendance.
• Attend and contribute to attendance meetings with parents/carers as required.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application. 

About the CLF Post 16

The CLF Post 16 Academy is situated in South Gloucestershire, hosted at John Cabot Academy, and serves the students of Bristol across two local authorities. We are a centre of education for ages 16-19 offering a range of level 1, 2 and 3 vocational courses and a full breadth of A Level qualifications.

We are an Academy that values the diversity of our rich community and expects the highest of standards for our students and staff body. The unwavering ambition we hold is for students to flourish during their time of study with us, access an exciting and enriched experience, develop a resilience to learning and achieve their full potential.  

Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in the recent inspection, describing the provision as inclusive and aspirational. High quality teaching with a comprehensive careers programme support students to thrive at CLF Post 16; the provision’s ethos of “Care, Believe, Achieve” is fully realised. Students, including those who have previously had negative educational experiences, thrive with CLF Post 16, this is the result of thoughtful academic and pastoral support along with effective and strong safeguarding systems.

The academy welcomes visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

Key Dates:

Closing date: 30 June 2025 – 12 noon

Shortlisting date: 30 June 2025

Interview date(s): 3 July 2025

Why work at CLF?

We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.