Admissions & Attendance Officer

School Admissions & Attendance Officer required in Chesham.

At Engage Education Services, we’ve specialised in recruiting education staff for over a decade. We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic School Admissions & Attendance Officer to work full-time in a school in Chesham.

Our team has built an excellent reputation in the local area, and we’re looking for more high-quality office staff to work with these schools.

Our Engage Education Services team specialises in the placement of non classroom based staff including Administrators, HR, Finance and Facilities.

£13.00 - £17.00 per hour - The role on Permanent is £23,000 - £28,000

Hours: 08:00 - 16:00, 5 days a week, term-time only

About the role

• Provide comprehensive administrative services as directed by the Principal and Office Manager, including sending parent text messages, reports, rotas, booklets, letters home, updating student details, dealing with telephone queries, contacting parents and other external agencies, and distributing relevant information to staff and students.
• To make arrangements for events/meetings organised by the SLT as required, including booking rooms, issuing invitations and drawing up delegate lists, liaising with Reception and/or Facilities team as required.
• To prepare and process documents, reports and presentation materials, using appropriate software packages, ensuring that the work produced is appropriate, of a high standard and completed within required timescales.
• To undertake other administrative tasks for SLT as directed by the Principal and Office & HR Manager, which may include liaising with agencies, liaising with parents, compiling data etc.
• To support the administration and organisation of celebration events, open evening, parents’ evenings, INSET and other related events, as directed.
• To assist with booking of external agencies/visitors to the academy.
• To assist with administration for trips including risk assessments, medical forms, coach bookings and trip submission, online via the system.
• To assist with the updating of student records on SIMS.
• To provide daily Reception cover to include managing incoming calls, re-directing calls, greeting visitors, receiving deliveries

The ideal applicant will have

• Experience of working in a busy school environment.
• Experience assisting with Admissions & Attendance
• SIMS experience
• Knowledge of Data Protection and GDPR
• Ability to work hard and prioritise within competing deadlines

Why choose Engage Education?

• We pay all our staff in line with the Agency Worker Regulations, meaning your pay will be equal to that of a permanent employee
• You will benefit from your own dedicated Engage consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance
• £150 referral bonus for each of your friends you refer to us when they work 10 days or more.

How to apply

If you’re as excited about this role as we are, you can apply below - or get in touch with us directly.

If you’re not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately you have not been successful for this role. We have a lot of applications to our positions, so don’t be disheartened - you are still free to apply to one of our other vacancies that you may be more suited for. We will also keep your CV on file and continue to help you in your search for your next role.

All candidates will be required to undertake a valid enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance will be provided.

By applying for this role, you are consenting to Engage Education Ltd storing your personal details in our fully encrypted database, in line with GDPR requirements.

We look forward to hearing from you!