School Admin & Attendance Officer | Safeguarding

Salford-Council; Salford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Philip’s RC Primary School in Salford seeks a permanent Admin Attendance Officer to work 36 hours per week during term time. The role covers welcoming visitors, handling reception, and delivering clerical support across attendance, admissions, events, and school finances.

You will maintain accurate pupil records, liaise with families and external agencies, and uphold safeguarding and health & safety procedures. IT proficiency with MS Office and school systems is essential.

Qualifications

• Front of House duties including greeting visitors, telephone and reception handling.
• Clerical support, correspondence, filing, record keeping and general office administration.
• Maintain pupil and attendance records using school systems.
• Monitor attendance/punctuality and liaise with families and external agencies.
• Assist pupil admissions, trips, clubs and school events.
• Manage school payments and communicate with families on balances.
• Follow safeguarding, confidentiality, data protection and health & safety procedures.
• Act as designated first aider and support pupil medical needs and care plans.
• Communicate professionally with parents, staff, leaders and external professionals.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office, school systems and email.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective clerical support and general administration.
• Capture and maintain accurate attendance records and report trends.
• Support admissions, trips and events for pupils.
• Handle payments and communicate with families regarding balances.
• Uphold safeguarding and health & safety procedures.
• Act as first aider and manage pupil medical needs as required.

Skills

Front of House

Administration

School Systems

Attendance Monitoring

Admissions & Events

Finance & Payments

Safeguarding

First Aid

Communication

IT Skills

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

St. Philip’s RC Primary School in Salford seeks a permanent Admin Attendance Officer to work 36 hours per week during term time. The role covers welcoming visitors, handling reception, and delivering clerical support across attendance, admissions, events, and school finances.

You will maintain accurate pupil records, liaise with families and external agencies, and uphold safeguarding and health & safety procedures. IT proficiency with MS Office and school systems is essential.