Admissions Attendance Coordinator

Aldar Academies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi is seeking a motivated Receptionist for attendance and front-of-house duties within the Admissions team. The role focuses on accurate attendance recording, data management, and providing a professional point of contact for parents, visitors and staff.

You will work closely with school professionals to support enrolment processes, events and day-to-day admin tasks in a fast-paced educational environment.

Qualifications

• O Levels / NVQ / High School Diploma or equivalent attested.
• 1–2 years in a school or customer service environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for attendance queries from parents, staff and leadership.
• Monitor and update student daily attendance across relevant systems (iSAMS/Engage/SIMS).
• Follow up on unexplained absences and report trends to SLT and Heads of Year.
• Maintain punctuality logs and issue follow-up letters to parents where needed.
• Coordinate late arrivals and early pick-ups with sign-in/out systems.
• Prepare and distribute daily absence reports to designated departments.
• Work with ADEK-compliance systems to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Manage student attendance records for events, trips and exams.
• Greet and direct all visitors with a warm, professional reception.
• Respond to phone and email enquiries in line with school protocol.
• Support safeguarding by managing the sign-in system and visitor badges.
• Assist Admin Team with communications, filing, printing and event prep.
• Attend admin and pastoral team meetings as required.

Skills

Fluent in English

Arabic advantageous

Experience with school information

iSAMS Engage SIMS experience

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Telephone etiquette

Confidential data handling

Calm under pressure

Attention to detail

Education

O Levels / NVQ / High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

iSAMS

Engage

SIMS

Job description

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi is seeking a motivated Receptionist for attendance and front-of-house duties within the Admissions team. The role focuses on accurate attendance recording, data management, and providing a professional point of contact for parents, visitors and staff.

You will work closely with school professionals to support enrolment processes, events and day-to-day admin tasks in a fast-paced educational environment.