United Learning Academy Support Staff Pay Band 2

Full Time, Permanent

January 2025

1 December 2024

Job title: Attendance Officer
Location: Sheffield Springs Academy, Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, S12 2SF
Starting salary: FTE £27,925 gross per annum pro rata (actual of £25,331 gross per annum).
Start Date: January 2025
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time, 41 working weeks (term-time plus 2 weeks)


Sheffield Springs Academy is seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic Attendance Officer to join their established team.


The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Springs Academy is an 11-16 secondary school serving the Park, Manor and Castle wards of Sheffield. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.


This is an excellent opportunity to join an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ academy. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. Our school has motivated, ambitious students with a high percentage of our students going on to attend Russell group universities.


United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking.



We are looking for someone who:

• An individual with excellent communication skills.
• A driven, proactive and positive individual with an unwavering commitment to continuously improving standards.
• A team player who works closely with colleagues and other professionals to ensure policies and procedures are in place to secure high levels of attendance and engagement.
• Good general IT skills.
• Be resilient in implementing the academy’s attendance policy.
• An individual who has a fundamental belief in the power of education to enable students to achieve anything they set their minds to.
• You must have good organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrate a positive, proactive and professional approach at all times.

We will offer you:

• Highly competitive salary. We pay an average of 5% above national scales, the best rates of pay in the sector.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• At least one personal leave day a year.
• Polite, respectful and dedicated students who want to learn and fulfil their potential.
• Colleagues who are supportive, friendly and who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools within the Yorkshire cluster and across United Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Generous staff discount scheme.
• We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; and we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.

If you possess these qualities and share the academy’s vision, then we will be delighted to hear from you. Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details.




United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employees will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.

Sheffield Springs Academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Sheffield Springs Academy is an 11-16 secondary school serving the Park, Manor and Castle wards of Sheffield. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost.
Our mission is to provide a world class education so students have the choice to attend a top university or a real alternative. Our mission is underpinned by our shared values of ambition, determination and respect which drive our thinking and behaviours. Our most recent Ofsted inspection judged the academy ‘Good’. High expectations of behaviour and learning are established resulting in a calm and purposeful environment.