School Attendance & Admin Coordinator

Confidential; Northampton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Positive impact on students' education

Supportive team environment

Training on Arbor

Job summary

Confidential in Northampton is seeking an Attendance Administrator to join the busy school office. You will monitor daily attendance, maintain records and liaise with parents, carers and staff to support punctuality.

The role involves using Arbor or a similar MIS to record attendance, produce reports and help improve attendance across the school. Strong organisational and IT skills, plus confidentiality, are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident using IT systems, including Word, Excel and email.
• Basic knowledge of Arbor or a school MIS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and record daily student attendance with accuracy.
• Follow up absences by phone, email or text to establish reasons.
• Maintain attendance records in the school MIS.
• Ideally use Arbor to record attendance and generate reports.
• Identify patterns of absence and raise concerns with staff.
• Support attendance procedures to improve rates.
• Prepare attendance reports and communications for meetings.
• Collaborate with pastoral leaders, safeguarding and SLT.
• Maintain confidentiality and data protection compliance.
• Provide general admin support as required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

IT proficiency

Tools

Arbor

Microsoft Word

Excel

Email

Job description

Confidential in Northampton is seeking an Attendance Administrator to join the busy school office. You will monitor daily attendance, maintain records and liaise with parents, carers and staff to support punctuality.

The role involves using Arbor or a similar MIS to record attendance, produce reports and help improve attendance across the school. Strong organisational and IT skills, plus confidentiality, are essential.