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

Weekly pay

Holiday entitlement

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment invites applications for a School Office & SIMS/Arbor Administrator role in Preston/South Ribble, starting September 2026. You will manage pupil data, front-of-house duties, and communications while supporting safeguarding and data protection practices.

The role offers term-time only hours, a busy school community setting, and a hands-on data management environment with DBS requirements and standard admin tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience with SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom, or ScholarPack in a school setting.
• Strong telephone and customer service skills.
• High literacy, numeracy, and IT proficiency (MS Office/Google Workspace).
• Understanding of GDPR and safeguarding procedures.
• Enhanced DBS via Update Service (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Maintain student records, admissions, attendance, census data.
• Front-of-House reception for parents, visitors, contractors, and local authority representatives.
• Run first-day contact registers and absence logs; produce weekly absence reports.
• Draft and distribute newsletters, emails, texts via ParentPay/Schoolcomms/Arbor.
• General admin: calls, post, filing, reprographics, lunch money/trips.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

IT literacy

GDPR awareness

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.