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Attendance Administrator
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 June 2026
Closing date
18 May 2026 at 8am
Date listed
5 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 3 days per week 8am-4pm (to include Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) Term Time plus 3 directed days (22.5 hours per week) Kent Salaries KSC: £13,385 per annum
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Kent Salaries KSC: £13,385 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Attendance Administrator ensures accurate recording and monitoring of student attendance, addressing any issues promptly. This includes managing daily attendance data, contacting parents about absences or lateness, and promoting good attendance habits. The role also involves liaising with staff and external agencies, producing reports, and supporting school policies on safeguarding and GDPR.
Strong IT skills are essential and a knowledge of SIMS (Schools Information Management System). Previous administration experience is highly desirable and experience of working in a school environment would be an advantage. Candidates should have a confident, helpful and professional manner.
Key Responsibilities:
Record daily attendance and resolve missing data.
Contact parents about absences or lateness.
Monitor attendance and escalate concerns.
Process holiday requests and issue related correspondence.
Produce attendance reports and letters.
Support school policies on child protection and data security.
What the school offers its staff
Onsite Parking
Strong support for CPD
Local Government Pension Scheme LGPS
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will undertake an online check of shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of the current edition of Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1274 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls website
- Email address
- mstarns@mggs.org
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,250 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320. Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)
If you wish to find out more about MGGS please visit our website at https://www.mggs.org/ and to take a virtual tour please visit https://youtu.be/kuqmn-D4AJY
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