Admissions & Attendance Officer

Shears Green Junior School, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7JB

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,822.00 - £27,765.00 Annually (FTE) Kent Scheme B or C dependant on experience

Admissions & Attendance Officer job summary

Shears Green Junior School is seeking a highly organised, approachable and proactive Attendance & Admissions Officer to join our friendly team on a part-time basis (25 hours per week, preferably mornings), term-time only (39 weeks per year).

This is a varied and rewarding role that sits at the heart of the school community. You will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day administration of pupil attendance and admissions, ensuring accurate record-keeping, monitoring attendance patterns, supporting families to improve attendance and punctuality, and managing the admissions process from initial enquiries through to pupil entry and transition.

Working closely with the Headteacher, School Business Manager, Family Liaison Staff, parents and external agencies, you will play a key role in promoting excellent attendance, supporting safeguarding processes, and providing a positive experience for prospective and current families. You will use systems such as Arbor and Studybugs to maintain records, produce reports and provide valuable data insights that help inform interventions and school planning.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with strong administrative and organisational skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism and discretion. Experience of working in a school environment and knowledge of attendance or admissions processes would be advantageous, although full training will be provided.

Most importantly, you will share our commitment to upholding the values of Kindness, Curiosity, Courage and Honesty, helping to create a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment where every child can be the best version of themselves.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Shears Green Junior School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 493 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Shears Green Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/shears-green-junior-school

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