P16 Safeguarding and Attendance Officer
Location
Worksop, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At6/1/2026
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Description
Job Description
Role: Post 16 Safeguarding & Attendance Officer
Academy: Outwood Post 16 Centre Worksop
Start Date: 01/09/2026
Salary (Actual Salary): £26,690 to £27,577 (Grade 7)
Working Pattern: 37 hours, Monday to Friday. Term time only plus 10 days (40 weeks)
Are you skilled in both driving attendance improvement and managing complex child protection issues? Join us as a Safeguarding & Attendance Officer, where you will provide crucial support to the Senior Leadership Team by ensuring both statutory safeguarding compliance and strategic attendance improvement are achieved. This role is vital, requiring a high degree of specialist knowledge and the ability to liaise professionally and effectively across all external agencies.
Welcome From The Principal
I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Valley, a school where excellence, innovation, and opportunity create an outstanding learning environment for both students and staff. We are situated at the heart of the community in Worksop, the "Gateway to the Dukeries."
We are deeply committed to putting students first, raising standards, and transforming lives. We believe learning should be enjoyable and enriching, allowing students to make exceptional progress through our knowledge-rich, personalised curriculum. Our Performing Arts Department is a particular area of excellence.
If you are passionate about education, we warmly invite you to join our dedicated team. We value and invest in our staff, offering high-quality professional development and a collaborative environment. We operate as a supportive school family, celebrating successes and working together with a shared sense of purpose.
If you share our values, apply now and take the next step in your career with us.
To view the Support Staff recruitment booklet, Click here
If you would like to visit the Post 16 Centre or would like more information on the role, please contact Janette Shea, Head of Centre at j.shea@p16worksop.outwood.com
Closing date: Midday, Friday 12th June 2026
Role: Post 16 Safeguarding & Attendance Officer
Academy: Outwood Post 16 Centre Worksop
Start Date: 01/09/2026
Salary (Actual Salary): £26,690 to £27,577 (Grade 7)
Working Pattern: 37 hours, Monday to Friday. Term time only plus 10 days (40 weeks)
Are you skilled in both driving attendance improvement and managing complex child protection issues? Join us as a Safeguarding & Attendance Officer, where you will provide crucial support to the Senior Leadership Team by ensuring both statutory safeguarding compliance and strategic attendance improvement are achieved. This role is vital, requiring a high degree of specialist knowledge and the ability to liaise professionally and effectively across all external agencies.
Welcome From The Principal
I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Valley, a school where excellence, innovation, and opportunity create an outstanding learning environment for both students and staff. We are situated at the heart of the community in Worksop, the "Gateway to the Dukeries."
We are deeply committed to putting students first, raising standards, and transforming lives. We believe learning should be enjoyable and enriching, allowing students to make exceptional progress through our knowledge-rich, personalised curriculum. Our Performing Arts Department is a particular area of excellence.
If you are passionate about education, we warmly invite you to join our dedicated team. We value and invest in our staff, offering high-quality professional development and a collaborative environment. We operate as a supportive school family, celebrating successes and working together with a shared sense of purpose.
If you share our values, apply now and take the next step in your career with us.
To view the Support Staff recruitment booklet, Click here
If you would like to visit the Post 16 Centre or would like more information on the role, please contact Janette Shea, Head of Centre at j.shea@p16worksop.outwood.com
Closing date: Midday, Friday 12th June 2026
Responsibilities
You will provide integrated support for attendance and safeguarding, driving attendance strategies through communication with parents, preparing detailed attendance data reports, and processing formal measures like referrals for Fixed Penalty Notices. Crucially, you will manage the academy's safeguarding overview: responding appropriately to child protection issues, meticulously recording safeguarding incidents and causes for concern.
The role requires attending and providing reports following multi-agency meetings, including Child Protection and MARAC, and initiating referrals to external services like Social Care Direct.
Essential requirements include demonstrating specialist safeguarding and attendance knowledge. Candidates must possess exceptional communication skills suitable for a wide range of audiences, coupled with outstanding time management and organisational capabilities.
The successful applicant must demonstrate flexibility and adaptability and the proven ability to work on their own initiative. The role requires the ability to interpret complex situations and the capacity to relate sympathetically to students and recognise potential child safeguarding issues. Experience of working in a school environment and in a school attendance related role is desirable.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
You will provide integrated support for attendance and safeguarding, driving attendance strategies through communication with parents, preparing detailed attendance data reports, and processing formal measures like referrals for Fixed Penalty Notices. Crucially, you will manage the academy's safeguarding overview: responding appropriately to child protection issues, meticulously recording safeguarding incidents and causes for concern.
The role requires attending and providing reports following multi-agency meetings, including Child Protection and MARAC, and initiating referrals to external services like Social Care Direct.
- To view our Job Description, please click Here
Essential requirements include demonstrating specialist safeguarding and attendance knowledge. Candidates must possess exceptional communication skills suitable for a wide range of audiences, coupled with outstanding time management and organisational capabilities.
The successful applicant must demonstrate flexibility and adaptability and the proven ability to work on their own initiative. The role requires the ability to interpret complex situations and the capacity to relate sympathetically to students and recognise potential child safeguarding issues. Experience of working in a school environment and in a school attendance related role is desirable.
- To view our Person Specification, please click Here
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
- Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Further Information on employee benefits can be found Click Here
- To find our more about working for Outwood and to read a message from our CEO please Click Here
Please note, we reserve the right to close advertisements early, either on the advertised closing date, or sooner if required.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.