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SalaryClosing date:24/01/2024 at 17:00
Job Start Date:01/02/2024
Contract/Hours:Permanent , Part-time
Salary Type:Support Staff
Salary Details:Grade C – (actual annual salary £20,279 - £21,178) depending upon experience
Hours of Work:37hrs per week – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am to 4.00pm (half hour lunch), term time 39 weeks + 5 days to be worked in the summer holidays
Location of Role:South Wonston Primary School
PLEASE NOTE DUE TO ICT ISSUES WE WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY APPLICATIONS OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK
We are currently seeking a compassionate and dedicated School Admissions and Attendance Officer to join our Administration team on a permanent basis. As the School Admissions and Attendance Officer, you will be monitoring and reporting on whole-school attendance data, analysing data to identify key areas of concern. and working closely with pupils, staff, parents and carers to reduce levels of absence, and act appropriately when persistent absence becomes a safeguarding issue.
You will also be the main point of contact for all school admissions. This will include maintaining the school’s admissions consultation database by liaising with parents, agencies and third parties throughout the process, gathering all of the relevant documents required from the families and answering all queries and requests from prospective families.
You will need to have had previous experience of working within a busy office. You will be working on the main desk and will be the first point of contact in person and on the telephone for all staff, parents and visitors to the school, you will also be responsible for the day-to-day management of processes such as admissions, attendance, monitoring and producing reports and spreadsheets, handling data and completing data returns for the school, Hampshire County Council and the Department for Education. The ability to be proactive and prioritise the tasks is an essential skill in carrying out this role. Part of the role will also include administering first aid to children.
Attendance
- Ensure daily attendance registers are accurate and complete, and follow up with staff members about any incomplete data
- Follow up on any unexplained absences with parents/carers, escalating issues as appropriate in line with school procedures Initiate and oversee the administration of absence procedures, for example letters home, attendance clinics and engagement with local authorities/other external agencies and partners
- Manage attendance returns for the school census
- Manage the process of issuing penalty notices to parents
- Maintain accurate records of communications with parents/carers and relevant interventions
- Build and refresh knowledge of the school’s MIS and other relevant systems
Admissions
- Supporting the admissions process for the whole school.
- Ensuring pupil records are accurate, create/update records and record admission outcomes.
- Contacting parents and school staff by telephone, email and letter on all aspects concerning school admissions.
- Deliver the casual admissions process across the school, including waiting lists.
- Must be willing to complete an enhanced DBS.
As a School Admissions & Attendance Officer you will need to possess excellent interpersonal skills, can deal with tasks simultaneously and be able to follow the school’s processes and procedures. You will be a confident and aspirational individual who must be at ease working within a busy team.
Our Health and Wellbeing package includes:
- Full induction package
- A school committed to improving the work life balance of staff
- Tea and coffee paid for
- Email curfew
We can offer…
- Motivated and engaging children
- A supportive team developing your professional growth
- A wonderful and well-resourced environment
- Beautiful extensive grounds which are well resourced
- Excellent CPD
We have a well-resourced school with supportive staff and enthusiastic children. We are keen to provide the very best opportunities for all our pupils.
For further details regarding this post, please contact Pippa Howe-Velazquez, on 01962 881311.
Application Forms need to be completed and returned to the school office via email (paper applications will not be accepted) to adminoffice@southwonston.hants.sch.uk
Safer Recruitment
South Wonston Primary School and Hampshire 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 Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
