Attendance Administrator

East Midlands Education Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

SAS Employee Assistance Programme

Cyclescheme

Strong team environment

CPD opportunities

Mental health and wellbeing support

Free onsite parking

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Joseph Whitaker School is seeking an Attendance Administrator to support the senior and pastoral teams and improve student attendance. This role is permanent, term time only (39 weeks per year) and 37 hours per week (8am-4pm Mon-Thu, 8am-3:30pm Fri). Salary scale 4, points 9-12 (£27,254-£28,598), actual salary £23,704.81-£24,873.79.

Start date: As soon as possible. The school is committed to safeguarding and welcomes applicants regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Qualifications

• High level administrative support, with focus on improving attendance.
• Must undergo a DBS check and be eligible to work in the UK.
• Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process.

Responsibilities

• Assist the senior and pastoral teams with attendance and admin tasks.
• Contribute to improving attendance across the school.
• Provide high quality administrative support across the school office.

Skills

Administration

Attendance management

Job description

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Expiry date: 2026-09-07 08:00:00.000

Location: The Joseph Whitaker School

Attendance Administrator
Permanent, Term Time only, 39 weeks a year, 37 hours per week (8am-4pm Monday - Thursday, 8am-3.30pm Friday)
Salary Range: Scale 4, Points 9 - 12 £27,254 - £28,598 (Actual Salary £ 23,704.81 - 24,873.79)

Start date: As soon as possible

The Joseph Whitaker School is a popular oversubscribed school of 1380 students with attainment levels above the national average at both GCSE and post 16. We were inspected in March 2019 and the school was again judged as being “good”. It is worth reading the Ofsted letter as this gives a true flavour of our school.

We are seeking to appoint an Attendance Administrator to assist the senior and pastoral teams. The role requires providing a high level of administration support, with focus on improving attendance.

Benefits

• All employees:- Local Government / Teachers Pension Scheme Permanent
• contracted employees:- SAS Employee Assistance Programme- Cyclescheme
• a strong team environment that takes staff well-being seriously
• a dedicated Senior Leadership Team who want to see colleagues progress and flourish in their careers
• support from the wider Trust including numerous CPD opportunities
• access to Schools’ Advisory Service, offering mental health and wellbeing support to staff
• Generous employer contribution to Local Government and Teacher Pensions Scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work scheme

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post, will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken during the recruitment process and this may include online searches.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 7 September 2026.

Interviews being held on shortly afterwards.