POST 16 Attendance Officer

Actual annual salary: £22,125.71 - £24,005.13

Salary Scale Point 7 (range 7-11)

Pattern of hours –  Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm (total 37 hours each week) + 30 minutes unpaid lunchbreak each day and an early finish of 3.30pm one day

Term time only

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Post-16 Attendance Officer to join our established Post-16 team, at this successful, oversubscribed comprehensive Academy. We are judged by OFSTED as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas, a school where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the region.  We are a fantastic learning community, set in one of Yorkshire’s most scenic areas, whose facilities have been further enhanced by the completion of a multi-million pound refurbishment and expansion project.

This role is integral to Student Services within Post-16 with the main focus on supporting staff and students in Post 16, leading on communication with parents and staff to ensure that students are attending and achieving at school. The successful candidate will have excellent administrative support skills, high expectations and an unwavering commitment to all staff, students and stakeholders to ensure outstanding levels of student attendance.  S/he will support with student attendance monitoring, through daily routines including liaison with home and supporting progress and achievement, working across Post 16. The Post 16 Attendance Officer will report directly to and be responsible to the Associate Assistant Head Post 16. 

If you have the ability to engage and enthuse coupled with the drive and commitment required to be an exceptional member of our team, then we would like to hear from you.

Ilkley Grammar School is an outstanding, vibrant 11-18 comprehensive, with over a 400 year tradition of serving the local community. We are committed to Personal Best as reflected in our Vision and Values:

“Our vision at Ilkley Grammar School is to provide a world-class, inclusive education and exceptional opportunities which will enrich us both individually and collectively as a community. We will inspire, support and challenge each other to achieve our Personal Best so that we all grow in wisdom and stature. By modelling our Personal Best values and championing equality and diversity, we will make a positive difference to our own lives and the lives of others and will be empowered to lead and influence positive change on a local, regional, national and global scale.”

We are the founding school of Moorlands Learning Trust and a member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance with a firm commitment to school to school support and developing highly effective collaborative practices. 

  We are looking for:

• an individual with excellent attendance and administrative experience
• a team player who will be skilled in dealing with student attendance 
• an individual who can support the organisation of Post 16 events, trips and other enrichment activities to ensure high attendance 
• an enthusiastic, approachable individual who has successful experience of motivating, coaching and encouraging students to achieve outstanding attendance

In return for your commitment we can offer:         

• “a culture where everyone feels valued and supported to develop” (Ofsted 2024) 
• the opportunity to make a real difference 
• students who “enjoy their lessons”, “behave exceptionally well” and “show respect for each other” 
• personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth 
• an inspiring and enthusiastic team of colleagues across the teaching and associate staff 
• a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care 
• a supportive leadership team who “provide strong personal and professional care”  
• a location on the edge of Ilkley Moor in beautiful Wharfedale which was judged by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the North and North East in 2025. 
• excellent transport links to Leeds and Bradford 

Ilkley Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across and beyond school.  The school adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safe recruitment.  All persons employed by the school, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome.  All teaching staff members recruited by the school have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.