Job title and organisation: Attendance Home Visit Officer - Lawnswood School
Salary: A1/A3 SCP 2-4 Actual salary £8,037 - £8,291 (2025 pay award pending)
Hours: 15 per week (Term Time Only)
Contract: Temporary - 1 year
Location: Leeds
Closing Date and Time: Monday 22 September at 9.00 AM
Required from: As soon as possible
We are seeking a reliable and compassionate individual to join our pastoral team as an Attendance Home Visit Officer. In this role, you will support the school’s efforts to improve student attendance by conducting home visits to families of students with persistent or unexplained absences.
We need someone with enthusiasm, a ‘can do’ mentality, and an ability to build positive relationships. We will expect you to support young people and their families to ensure attendance at school. This role affords the opportunity to work flexibly within the school day alongside an experienced team.
Lawnswood School can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with a collaborative leadership team that’s passionate about the progress and development of every student.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an online search will be conducted. This includes only information publicly available online. We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
For further information please visit the school website and send your completed application with a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4) to Mrs J Bell, Headteacher by email to hr@elawnswood.co.uk or by post to Lawnswood School, Ring Road, West Park, Leeds, LS16 5AG.
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 22 September 2025
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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