Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant
NJC Scale 4a - £26,409 to £26,835 (pro-rata)
Actual Salary £22,879 to £23,247
37 hours a week term-time only
Fixed Term 1 Year Contract
From June 2025 or sooner
We are looking to appoint an Attendance Team Administrator to help improve school attendance.
School attendance is crucial for a child's academic success, social-emotional development, and over all well-being. Being around teachers and friends in a school is the best way for pupils to learn and reach their potential. Time in school also keeps children safe and provides access to extra-curricular opportunities and pastoral care.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Attendance Support team whose goal is to improve school attendance.

You will provide administrative support to the school's Education Welfare Officer. This administrative support will
include:

• Sending out attendance letters to families
• Attending attendance meetings with the Education Welfare Officer
• Calling parents/careers regarding the reasons for their child's none attendance
• Chasing up medical evidence for pupils' absence
• Adding late pupils to the school detentions systems
• Tracking late pupils and issuing letters accordingly
• Calling and reminding parents/carers of Attendance Support Meetings
• Disseminating attendance information in a timely manner to Heads of Year and Pastoral Support Teams.

We are keen to hear from someone who has excellent administrative skills, good numeracy and literacy skills and very good ICT skills.
In return for your commitment, we will offer:
* A friendly, supportive and dynamic workplace.* A professionally stimulating and collaborative working environment.* A commitment to professional development.
Working Hours:

• 8am to 4.30pm with a 20-minute paid break less 30 minutes' lunch break (8 hours) Mondays
• 8am to 3.45pm with a 20-minute paid break less 30 minutes' lunch break 7.25 hours/day (Tuesdays to Fridays).

Closing date for applications: Midday Monday 28 April 2025
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in the week commencing 6 May 2025
Please email to request an application pack.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Longhill High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All candidates must complete our standard application form in order to be considered. CVs are not accepted in the interests of safeguarding.
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