Attendance and Welfare Officer and DDSL

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Job reference REQ Date posted 15/06/2026 Final date to receive applications 03/07/2026 Location Scunthorpe (Willoughby Road Primary Academy) Salary Grade F Points 14 to 19 (£29,540 to £32,061 Full Time Equivalent) subject to pro rata.

The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £24,866.13. Annual weeks 38 (Term Time Only). Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Administration Attachments

Job Description
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- Attendance and Welfare Officer &

Willoughby Road Primary Academy are looking to appoint an Attendance and Welfare Officer and DDSL to join our academy in September 2026 on a full time, permanent basis.

Do you want to work for a Trust that is transforming educational outcomes for students in some of the most deprived areas in the North of England? If so, this could be the role for you.

Your new role

As the Attendance and Welfare Officer, you will take a lead role in the administration of pupil data & information and pupil attendance. You will implement ‘first day’ response strategies/policy and home visits to improve attendance across the academy. You will support Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) in providing a high quality and effective safeguarding and pastoral support across the academy, maintaining accurate records and working with staff, pupils, parents and external agencies to ensure appropriate plans and strategies are in place to support pupils and their families.

You will develop positive, respectful and responsive relationships with parents/carers and partners to enable children and young people to develop their full potential. You will also carry out the role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) for the academy.

Please see the attached job description for the essential criteria and more information about the role.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.

Your new school

Willoughby Road Primary Academy is located in Scunthorpe. The academy strongly believes in giving individual attention to the needs of the children in our care. We support the development of lifelong learners through development of life skills that include responsibility, resilience, respect and readiness for learning. It is our mission to offer every child a high quality education in a supportive, safe and challenging environment in which they feel valued and are inspired to become life-long learners who are ‘striving to be the best’.

Good relationships exist with local partnerships including the Scunthorpe schools as well as other academies within Delta Academies Trust.

Staff across the trust are talented and enthusiastic, and all contribute to the trust’s success story.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

CPD

At Delta Academies Trust, we’re committed to your ongoing development and supporting your ambitions, this includes our internal leadership development programmes
- Leadership Pathways

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.

Inspiring Our Students Beyond The Classroom

Holiday Entitlement: minimum 35 days (subject to pro rata if working part-time and dependent upon salary and continuous service) including statutory Bank Holidays.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

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