School Administrator (SIMS / Arbor) | Preston

Tradewind Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking an organised School Office & SIMS/Arbor Administrator in Preston. You will manage pupil data, admissions, attendance and school communications in a busy front-of-house role within local primary and secondary schools.

The position offers term-time hours, a stable schedule, and a welcome to the school community, with support for GDPR/data-protection compliance and DBS processing where required.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of school MIS systems (SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom, or ScholarPack).
• Professional, polite telephone manner with strong customer service skills.
• High literacy, numeracy and IT proficiency (MS Office / Google Workspace).
• Understanding of safeguarding regulations (GDPR) and school visitor protocols.
• Enhanced DBS registered on Update Service (or willingness to obtain before September).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update student records, admissions, attendance marks, and census data in MIS systems.
• Front-of-House reception duties for parents, visitors, contractors and local authority representatives.
• Log daily attendance, manage first-day contacts and weekly persistent absence reports.
• Draft/distribute parent communications via ParentPay, Schoolcomms, or Arbor.
• Handle calls, post, filing, reprographics, and trips/lunch money administration.

Skills

Telephone manner

Literacy

Numeracy

IT proficiency

Data protection (GDPR)

Enhanced DBS (Update Service)

Education

Enhanced DBS (Update Service)

Tools

SIMS

Arbor

Bromcom

ScholarPack

MS Office

Google Workspace

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.