School Office & MIS Administrator (SIMS/Arbor)

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

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.