Job Title: Attendance Link Workers
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until August 2026
Salary: CLF Grade E (£34,740 - £38,419), Term time only plus inset days
Actual starting salary for term time only plus inset days: £29,748
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start date: 2 June 2025What we are looking for:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Attendance Link Worker. We are seeking an individual with a deep understanding of the barriers to attendance, who will build strong relationships with students and their families and is able to advocate on their behalf where needed, to ensure students receive the suitable education to which they are entitled. The attached person specification and job description outline the duties and responsibilities.
The Attendance Link Worker will work in partnership with parents and carers to support their children and understand their needs. The aim is to improve pupils’ school attendance and engagement with learning. The postholders will work proactively, finding ways to make the academy as inclusive and accessible as possible; and will increase parental engagement.
This is a fixed term contract, ending on 31st August 2026. The pay grade is CLF E. This role has become available due to a trial of a new attendance structure.
Key Dates:
Closing date: 21 April 2025
Interview date: TBC
About Hans Price Academy:
Hans Price Academy is a forward-thinking Academy based in Weston-Super-Mare. The Academy provides education to a rising cohort of around 1050 students at KS3/KS4 from September. The children at Hans Price Academy are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our increasingly diverse community. They benefit from a hugely positive and supportive learning environment housed in excellent, modern facilities. The Academy has retained its ‘Good’ judgement following our 2023 Ofsted Inspection. The report states that ‘The school is increasingly the school of choice for local parents and carers because leaders have established a culture of learning and high aspiration
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.
Not only will you be working within one of our fantastic academies, but you will be a part of a diverse Federation working alongside professional and inspirational people. The Cabot learning Federation are committed to providing the very best learning experiences for every young person we educate which you can be a part of. You will have access to our generous benefits package including excellent annual leave entitlement, access to our pension scheme and a number of other well-being benefits. You will be working within a large multi-academy trust which provides dedicated training programmes and the opportunity to gain experience within other departments and CLF functions.
About the Cabot Learning Federation:
The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.
CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.
Cabot Learning Federation Benefits: Click here to access a full list of Cabot Learning Federation benefits.