Attendance Officer

Wadham School; Merriott; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Wadham School in Merriott, England, is seeking an outstanding administrator to join a busy school office. You will use extensive administrative and interpersonal skills to support families and manage daily office tasks, ensuring a calm and professional environment for staff and students.

You should be prepared to deal directly with families about their children, build professional relationships, and maintain trust with homes of vulnerable students.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) is desirable or willingness to train.
• Attention to detail and high accuracy in admin tasks.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and interpersonal support in a busy school office.
• Deal directly with families regarding their children and build trust with homes of vulnerable students.
• Be organised and efficient in a fast-paced environment; maintain professionalism.

Job description

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish theopportunity to:

• Use extensive administrative andinterpersonal skills in a busy office environment.
• Deal directly with families regardingtheir children and build professional working relationships that fosters atrust between the school and homes of vulnerable students.
• Be organised and efficient in a fast-paced environment.
• Be confident and professional.

You arelikely to be someone who:

• Has previous knowledge and trainingin of Safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE2026) or bewilling to train.
• Is meticulous in their work andunderstands the need for attention to detail and accuracy.
• Is trustworthy and reliable.
• Has excellent ICT skills in MicrosoftOffice programmes.
• Has experience of using ArborAttendance or be willing to train.
• Understands the need forconfidentiality, discretion and diplomacy.