Attendance Admin Assistant

Marriotts School; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking an Attendance Admin Assistant for a permanent position. The successful candidate will provide essential support for student attendance, including communication with families and cooperation with Attendance Officers. Strong organizational skills and a commitment to student welfare are required. Applicants must meet all job specifications to be considered, including passing background checks.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and administrative skills are essential for this role.
• Must be able to demonstrate compliance with health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Follow school procedures for first day contact for student absences.
• Ensure all registers are complete.
• Support Attendance Officers.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent organization skills

Behaviour management

Ability to engage with students

Job description

At Marriotts our vision is for every single student to exceed their potential and to leave us with the qualifications, skills and attitudes that they need to move on to the next stage of their lives.

Judged as a 'Good'School by Ofsted in November 2021, Marriotts' staff body is comprised of inspirational leadership and excellent teaching and support staff who share our philosophy: Aim high, work hard, be kind.

We are currently looking to appoint an Attendance Admin Assistant for 34.5 hours per week term time plus 5 days. This is a permanent appointment. This post requires both strong communication and administrative skills and is integral to the school's aims of providing 360 degrees of care, support and challenge for our students and their families. The role will include following the School’s procedures for ‘first day contact’ for student absence to ensure all unexplained absences are accounted for, as well as ensuring all registers are complete, and providing support to the School's two Attendance Officers.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisation skills, behaviour management and the ability to engage with and support students and staff. In addition the successful applicant must demonstratethe ability to understand and comply with health and safety legislation.

Marriotts School is committed to safeguarding and the welfare of all its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specificationin order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, medical check and satisfactory references. Marriotts School operates a strict Equal Opportunities Policy, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Please direct any queries, or send a completed Application Form together with a cover letter/personal statement outlining howyou meet the Person Specification for this role, to: Mrs J Peary, Resources and Operations Secretary: [e-mail]