School Administrator (SIMS / Arbor) Preston

Tradewind Recruitment; Penwortham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Term-time schedule

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking an organized School Office & SIMS/Arbor Administrator to support busy front-of-house operations and pupil data management in Preston/South Ribble this September. You will handle MIS, data entry, attendance and communications within a school setting.

Applicants should have hands-on experience with SIMS/Arbor/Bromcom or ScholarPack, exceptional communication skills, and a DBS Update Service in place or ready to obtain.

Qualifications

• Experience with school MIS systems (SIMS/Arbor/Bromcom/ScholarPack).
• Professional, polite phone manner with strong customer service.
• Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills (MS Office/Google Workspace).
• Enhanced DBS on Update Service or willingness to obtain before September.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update student records, admissions, attendance and census data using SIMS/Arbor/Bromcom.
• Manage front-of-house reception for parents, visitors and local authority reps.
• Run daily first-day contact registers and log absences; produce weekly attendance reports.
• Draft and send parent newsletters, emails, texts; manage consent forms via School communications platforms.
• Provide general admin support: mail, filing, reprographics, lunches and trips administration.

Skills

Communication

Efficiency

Safeguarding Awareness

Customer service

Tools

SIMS

Arbor

Bromcom

ScholarPack

Job description

Are you an organized school administrator with hands-on experience in SIMS, Arbor, or Bromcom?

Welcoming primary and secondary schools across Preston and South Ribble are hiring dedicated School Office & SIMS/Arbor Administrators to manage busy front-of-house operations and pupil data management starting this September 2026.

If you have previous school office experience or a strong administrative background in education, local authority, or healthcare data management, this role offers a stable, term-time-only schedule at the heart of the school community.

Key Responsibilities:

• School MIS & Data Management: Maintain and update student records, admissions, attendance marks, and census data using SIMS, Arbor, or Bromcom.
• Front-of-House Reception: Act as the welcoming first point of contact for parents, visitors, contractors, and local authority representatives.
• Attendance Administration: Run daily first-day contact registers, log student absences, and produce weekly persistent absence reports for pastoral leads.
• School Communications: Draft and distribute parent newsletters, emails, text alerts, and consent forms via ParentPay / Schoolcomms / Arbor.
• General Administrative Support: Handle incoming calls, post, filing, basic reprographics, and lunch money/trips administration.

Candidate Requirements:

• System Experience: Working knowledge of school Management Information Systems (SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom, or ScholarPack).
• Communication: Professional, polite, and confident telephone manner with strong customer service skills.
• Efficiency: High level of literacy, numeracy, and IT proficiency (MS Office / Google Workspace).
• Safeguarding Awareness: Understanding of school visitor protocols and data protection regulations (GDPR).
• Compliance: Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service (or willingness to process one prior to September).

Why Apply for This Role?

• Term-Time Only Schedule: Enjoy regular 37-hour daytime weekday hours with all 13 weeks of school holidays off.
• Central School Community: Be the operational hub of a supportive primary or secondary school.
• Competitive PAYE Rates: Transparent weekly pay with full statutory holiday entitlement included.

Step into a rewarding school administration role in Preston this September.