Attendance & SEND Admin Specialist

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

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Professional development opportunities

Flexible & family-friendly working

Job summary

Unity Primary Academy, part of REAch2 Academy Trust, seeks an Attendance Officer / SEN Administrative Assistant to ensure excellent attendance and provide high-quality administrative support for SEND provision. The role includes 2.5 hours per week of midday duties.

You will oversee attendance, support families, and maintain SEND records while coordinating PEPs and statutory paperwork. Strong ICT, confidentiality and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Has previous experience in a school environment (preferred)
• Has strong ICT skills with Microsoft Office
• Experience using Arbor MIS (preferred)
• Good understanding of attendance procedures and SEND processes (desirable)
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
• Proactive and able to work independently and in a team

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily attendance, absence and lateness across the academy
• Monitor attendance and identify targets for pupils of concern
• Support parents with attendance strategies, including home visits
• Attend reviews with the Assistant Headteacher for Behaviour and Attitudes
• Carry out parent contract meetings for persistent absence
• Support pupils with medical needs and liaise with staff and families
• Attend wellbeing meetings for pupils and cover a lunch duty
• Maintain SEND records and the SEND school register
• Coordinate Children Looked After PEPs and related paperwork
• Generate SEND information from school databases and assessment systems
• Support annual reviews, PEPs and other statutory documentation

Skills

ICT skills

Microsoft Office

Arbor MIS (preferred)

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Proactive approach

Tools

Arbor MIS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Unity Primary Academy, part of REAch2 Academy Trust, seeks an Attendance Officer / SEN Administrative Assistant to ensure excellent attendance and provide high-quality administrative support for SEND provision. The role includes 2.5 hours per week of midday duties.

You will oversee attendance, support families, and maintain SEND records while coordinating PEPs and statutory paperwork. Strong ICT, confidentiality and teamwork are essential.