Attendance & Data Admin Specialist: Support Student Success

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxman Academy in Colchester is seeking an Attendance Assistant to support student success. This role requires you to be highly organised and detail oriented, and to contribute to a collaborative and stimulating environment for staff, students and the wider community.

You will manage student registers daily in the MIS, communicate with parents about absences or lateness, monitor late arrivals, and support the Attendance Officer with administrative duties.

Qualifications

• Experience performing administrative work in a busy office environment.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Experience with school attendance processes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Accurate data management of student registers and attendance data in MIS.
• Proactive communication with parents/carers regarding absences or lateness.
• Monitor late arrivals and manage students leaving/returning during the day.
• Provide clerical and operational support to the Attendance Officer.
• Contribute to academy-wide attendance strategies and improve outcomes.
• Undertake general administrative duties to support the department.

Skills

Administrative experience

Time management

Confidentiality

Attendance processes experience

Job description

Paxman Academy in Colchester is seeking an Attendance Assistant to support student success. This role requires you to be highly organised and detail oriented, and to contribute to a collaborative and stimulating environment for staff, students and the wider community.

You will manage student registers daily in the MIS, communicate with parents about absences or lateness, monitor late arrivals, and support the Attendance Officer with administrative duties.