Attendance & Engagement Administrator

Kingsway Park High; Milnrow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)

Professional development opportunities

Well-resourced working environment

Job summary

Kingsway Park High School is seeking an Attendance Administrator to join the attendance and pastoral team. You will be organising and managing attendance records, contacting parents, and supporting students to improve attendance and punctuality.

The role requires strong organisation, confident communication, and careful handling of sensitive information. A busy, varied workload with safeguarding considerations is expected.

Qualifications

• Be highly organised with a busy and changing workload.
• Confident communication with students, parents, carers and colleagues.
• Comfortable handling challenging conversations while remaining calm and professional.
• Strong attention to detail and understanding why accurate information matters.
• Confident using IT systems and working with records and data.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the daily drive to improve attendance and punctuality across the school.
• Contact parents and carers to follow up absences and help resolve attendance concerns.
• Build positive relationships with students and families to encourage engagement with school.
• Keep attendance information up-to-date and ensure concerns are followed up.
• Witness and track attendance to ensure students are accounted for during the school day.
• Undertake home visits to engage with families and offer support when needed.
• Produce letters, reports and attendance information to support interventions and decisions.
• Work with colleagues and external agencies to help students overcome barriers to attending school.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Data entry

IT systems

Confidentiality

Safeguarding

Problem solving

Education

GCSE English and Maths (Grade C/4 or above)

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Kingsway Park High School is seeking an Attendance Administrator to join the attendance and pastoral team. You will be organising and managing attendance records, contacting parents, and supporting students to improve attendance and punctuality.

The role requires strong organisation, confident communication, and careful handling of sensitive information. A busy, varied workload with safeguarding considerations is expected.