Attendance & Family Liaison Officer

Salary: Scale D (NJC point 7-11) Actual Salary: £22,482 - £23,963 *Pending April

Pay Award.

Contract: Permanent. Term time only plus 2 days.

Hours: 37

hours per week. Monday to Thursday Friday 7.45am – 3.45pm and Friday 7.45am –

3.15pm.

Closing Date: Monday 6th July 2026 at 9am.

Start Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive

sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please

submit your application as early as possible.

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive

and compassionate Attendance & Family Liaison Officer to join our team.

This is a pivotal role at the heart of our

school, acting as a key link between school and home. We are looking for

someone who can build positive and professional relationships with students,

families and colleagues, communicate confidently and sensitively, and remain

calm and organised when managing competing priorities.

Working closely with students, families,

pastoral teams, safeguarding colleagues and senior leaders, you will play a

vital role in improving attendance, engagement and student welfare. You will

use your initiative, strong organisational skills and attention to detail to

coordinate attendance processes, support families to overcome barriers to

learning and ensure vulnerable students receive the right support at the right

time.

If you are committed to delivering excellent

service, confident working with data and systems, and motivated by making a

positive difference to students' lives, we would love to hear from you.

What the role involves in a nutshell:

• Manage the day-to-day attendance

processes and interventions to promote excellent attendance across the school

community.

• Work directly with students and

families to overcome barriers to attendance and engagement.

• Build strong partnerships with students,

families and external agencies.

• Work alongside attendance, safeguarding,

pastoral and senior leaders to ensure vulnerable students receive the support

they need.

What

you’ll get in return?

You’ll

be joining a school and Trust which is all about putting staff first – with

numerous wellbeing initiatives and social events to enjoy each term!

In

addition to this you will benefit from:

• Automatic

enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.

• A

Supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team.

• Staff

development through proactive personal and professional

development.

• Free Parking.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Additional holidays linked to service.
• Eye Care.
• Annual Flu Vaccines.
• Home & Technology Scheme.
• Rewards and discounts.
• GP Online and Prescription Service.
• Your

Care Wellbeing & EAP.

• Lifestyle

benefits & discounts.

Diverse

perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome

applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and

skills needed to perform this role.

If our school sounds like a place in which

you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.

Read our Job Pack below for further information.

HOW TO APPLY

Could

we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role, or have

any questions, then we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Carrie

Burbidge our Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team via c.burbidge@ryburn.tlt.school

If

you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application form.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

We

are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All

staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this

commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to

apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity

relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake

an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education

and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.