Student Reception Administrator

West Sussex County Council; Billingshurst; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Weald School is seeking a flexible, capable individual to join our busy Student Reception and pastoral support team. The role covers attendance administration, reporting, and looking after the medical room, with term-time hours and a permanent contract.

First aid and medicines handling experience is desirable but training is provided; the start date is as soon as possible and the post reports to the Business Manager.

Qualifications

• Experience in attendance administration and reporting.
• Experience with truancy call system is desirable.
• Experience supporting Student Reception and pupil-focused services.
• First aid and medicines handling experience is desirable but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide attendance administration and reporting for students.
• Manage the daily truancy call system.
• Support Student Reception and assist with student queries.
• Provide First Aid and medicines support to students as required.

Skills

Attendance administration

First aid

Job description

We require a flexible and capable individual who enjoys interacting with young people to work in our busy Student Reception. Duties include attendance administration and looking after our medical room. First aid and managing medicines experience is desirable but not essential as full training is provided. This is an exciting opportunity to join our pastoral support team in providing holistic support to students across the school.

Job details

Salary: NJC Grade 5 (Points 7-8) £27,274 - £27,709 FTE, actual salary £21,420 - £21,762

Hours: 34.5 hours a week term time only:

Mon - Thurs 08:15-15:45, Fri 08:15-15:15. Term time only

Job shares will be considered

Contract type: Permanent

Reporting to: Business Manager

We are a looking for someone to provide a full and effective service covering a range of pupil-focused services including:

• Attendance administration and reporting
• Managing the daily truancycall system
• Supporting Student Reception
• To provide FirstAid and medical tostudents

The start date is as soon as possible.

The Weald is a high-achieving, popular and oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive school, situated in the heart of the West Sussex countryside, 10 minutes from Horsham, 35 minutes from Guildford and Brighton, and an hour by train to London. The school has an excellent record of academic and pastoral achievement, and we pride ourselves in creating a caring and respectful ethos where every child is important.

The closing date for applications is 10am Monday 9 November 2026

Safeguarding Statement

The Weald School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.