Admin Assistant (Staff Attendance & Absence Monitoring) - The Avenue School

Reading Borough Council; Reading; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Term-time hours

Friendly school

Job summary

The Avenue School, part of Reading Borough Council, is seeking an Admin Assistant (Staff Attendance & Absence Monitoring) for 15 hours per week during term time plus INSET days. The role focuses on recording staff sickness absences, processing requests, and monitoring attendance for triggers.

The successful candidate will have admin experience (ideally HR), strong literacy/numeracy, and solid Microsoft Office and communication skills. On-site parking and flexible start/finish times are available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable administration experience, ideally within HR.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Flexible, reliable, team player, and self-m starter.

Responsibilities

• Record staff sickness absences accurately on the school system.
• Process absence requests and notifications from employees/managers.
• Track return-to-work dates and notify managers when RTW interviews are required.
• Ensure self-certification forms are completed and monitor absence against triggers.

Skills

Administration experience

Communication skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Admin Assistant (Staff Attendance & Absence Monitoring) - The Avenue School

Term time only + INSET days, 15 hours per week – mornings, 3 hours per day (with flexibility around start & finish times) - Permanent

The Avenue Special Needs School, based in Tilehurst in Reading, supports over 250 pupils aged 3-19 with severe or profound learning difficulties, physical disabilities and autism.

Conveniently located, the school is easily accessible via multiple local bus routes, and on-site parking is available. It’s a great place to work with friendly colleagues, an excellent work life balance and good terms and conditions of employment.

We are looking for an Admin Assistant who will support the recording, monitoring and reporting of staff sickness absence and attendance across the school.

Your role will involve recording all staff sickness absences accurately on our system, receiving and processing absence requests and notifications from employees and managers, tracking return to work dates and notifying managers when return to work interviews are required, ensuring self-certification forms are completed and monitoring absence against school triggers.

The successful candidate will:

have demonstrable administration experience, ideally within a HR Department

have good literacy and numeracy skills

be highly proficient in Microsoft office

have good communication and organisational skills

be flexible, reliable, a good team player and some-one who likes using their initiative.

Why work with us?We are a friendly schoolTerm-time hours that fit around family lifeOn-site parking and good public transport linksSocial events, free tea/coffee, and the option of buying staff lunches from our canteen.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Reading Borough Council Salary: £11,296 to £11,296 a year Hours: Part-time Location: Reading, RG30 4BZ Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 5 Nov 2026 Closing date: 19 Nov 2026