Attendance Administrator

Kingsway Park High School, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 4XA

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 July 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: £22,812.00 - £24,315.00 Annually (Actual)

Attendance Administrator job summary

About the role

You will:

• Be part of the daily drive to improve attendance and punctuality across the school
• Contact parents and carers to follow up absences and help resolve attendance concerns
• Build positive relationships with students and families, encouraging engagement with school
• Keep a close eye on attendance information, spotting gaps and making sure concerns are followed up
• Help ensure we know where our students are throughout the school day
• Work alongside our attendance and pastoral teams to support students whose attendance is becoming a concern
• Undertake home visits where needed to engage with families and offer support
• Keep accurate records and make sure important information reaches the right people
• Produce letters, reports and attendance information to support interventions and decision-making
• Work with colleagues and external agencies to help students overcome barriers to attending school.

What We Are Looking For

You don’t need to be an attendance expert on day one. We’re looking for someone with the right combination of organisation, confidence and people skills.

You will:

• Be highly organised and able to keep on top of a busy and changing workload
• Be confident communicating with students, parents, carers and colleagues
• Be comfortable having conversations that can sometimes be challenging
• Have excellent attention to detail and understand why accurate information matters
• Be able to stay calm, professional and solution-focused when things don’t go to plan
• Be confident using IT systems and working with records and data
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding
• Be positive, resilient and willing to get stuck in as part of a busy team
• Have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above

Experience in administration, customer service, education, attendance or pastoral support would be useful, but just as important is your ability to connect with people, stay organised and approach challenges with persistence and professionalism.

What We Offer

At Kingsway Park High School and Altus Education Partnership, we are deeply committed to developing our staff and supporting long-term careers.

We offer:

• A welcoming and supportive team where your role genuinely makes a difference
• A varied working day — this is definitely not a desk-only admin role
• High-quality induction and ongoing professional development
• Opportunities for career development across the school and wider Trust
• Access to nationally recognised professional qualifications
• Modern facilities and a well-resourced working environment
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Benefits Programme, including Cycle to Work scheme and free Employee Assistance Programme with counselling and wellbeing support

How to apply

Please click ‘APPLY NOW’ above.

Closing date: Sunday 9th August 2026 (Midnight)

Interviews: Wednesday 19th August 2026

Altus Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE, the Trust carries out online searches on shortlisted candidates.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Kingsway Park High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1289 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kingsway Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsway-park-high-school

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