Attendance & Admissions Officer

Highfield School; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

West Yorkshire Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Induction programme

Job summary

Highfield School in Wakefield is seeking an Attendance & Admissions Officer to support the daily operations of the attendance and front office, including investigating absences, producing reports for senior colleagues, processing orders, and maintaining the school meals system.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and ICT skills, good time management, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Full training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong ICT skills.
• Good time management.
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Able to multitask and work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations of attendance and front office.
• Investigate absences and produce reports for senior colleagues.
• Process orders and petty cash.
• Maintain the school meals system and year-end processes.
• Carry out general office duties.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong ICT skills

Good time management

Independent & team worker

Multitasking & deadline-driven

Job description

Highfield School is an 11-19 secondary school for pupils with severe learning difficulties, split across 3 sites - Ossett, Thornes and central Wakefield. Our school is popular and oversubscribed. Pupils benefit from our highly specialised teaching, outstanding pastoral care and the wide range of specialist support services and interventions we provide through our personalised programmes.

About This Role

As Attendance & Admissions Officer you will support the daily operations of the school attendance and front office, including investigating absences, producing reports for senior colleagues, processing orders, processing petty cash, maintaining the school meals system, academic year end/ new year processes and office duties.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong ICT skills
• Good time management
• Able to work on own initiative and part of a team
• Able to multitask and work to tight deadlines

Full training and support will be given to the right candidate.

Please see the Application Pack for full details of this role.

What We Offer

You will join a supportive and committed staff team. We offer a well-resourced environment and good opportunities for professional development. We can offer:

• A comprehensive induction process
• Automatic enrolment into the West Yorkshire Pension Scheme
• Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which includes mental health support, legal assistance, financial assistance, life coaching and much more.
• Motivated and hard-working students
• A School which is ambitious and aspirational for all