Attendance & Administration Assistant

East Lane Primary School, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 3NT

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive salary
• Additional allowances:

  Competitive salary

Attendance & Administration Assistant job summary

Key Responsibilities

• To manage the day to day administration of school attendance and punctuality and to use systems to improve on baseline figures as set by the school
• To offer additional administrative support to colleagues across the school
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults
• Take responsibility for the administration of pupils late to school, recording lateness data on the school system and producing reports of daily figures.
• Check that electronic registers have been entered and follow up missing registers with individual members of staff
• Check pupil absence and follow up using agreed systems, check on children at risk of truanting, initiate and carry out periodic truancy checks.
• Be available to staff and parents for meetings about individual pupils, provide regular updates and data as requested, including home visits.
• Liaise with key staff and other support services to improve attendance rates, keep up to date with current technology and oversee the training of staff in attendance and registration issues.
• Work with new staff to ensure that school systems of registration are adhered to and participate in the development and implementation of school reward systems in relation to attendance.
• Ensure that registration systems are developed and correctly administered and report on the quality of the registers
• Make contact with feeder primary schools during the transition period and gain any relevant information about pupil attendance.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office systems, including Office 365.Excellent Outlook, Word and IT skills; experience of using SIMS databases would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Good organisational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure. Flexibility and willingness to work as part of a team is important.
• Discretion, tact, confidentiality and loyalty at all times.
• Good level of general education, demonstrating a high standard of literacy skills to prepare correspondence/reports and maintain records. Accuracy and attention to detail is required.
• Good telephone manner in dealing with a range of callers.
• An appreciation of the School, its aims and ethos.
• Previous experience of working in a School environment is desirable, but not essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Positive approach and can-do attitude.
• Communicate effectively and professionally when engaging in all aspects of school life including to our parents/stakeholders/staff/students/Governors.
• Show resilience in dealing with deadlines and priorities in a busy school environment.
• Show a highly organised and calm professional attitude at all times showing a proactive not reactive attitude to the role.

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 East Lane Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 628 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: East Lane Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/east-lane-primary-school

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