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Attendance Administrator @ Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
October/November 2024
Closing date
1 October 2024 at 8am
Date listed
20 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Required for October/November 2024 Full-time Term Time 37 hours per week plus 5 directed days 8am to 4pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-3.30pm on Friday Kent Scheme Salaries 5: £24,040-£25,002 per annum pro rata (Equating to £20,861-£21,695 per annum)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Kent Scheme Salaries 5: £24,040-£25,002 per annum pro rata (Equating to £20,861-£21,695 per annum)
Pay scale
- Kent Scheme Salaries 5: £24,040-£25,002 per annum pro rata (Equating to £20,861-£21,695 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
With an increasing focus on attendance within schools, we have restructured our Attendance Team and have two opportunities available; Attendance Administrator (here) and Attendance Liaison Officer (see the separate information on our website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/.
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.
The postholder is required to work for 39 weeks per year and will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade, Bank Holidays and the KCC concessionary day which is included in the salary above.
What the school offers its staff
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1250 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 340. MGGS has been appointed by the Department for Education as a Regional Computer Hub in recognition of the expertise the school has evidenced in Computing Education and will take a lead in training teachers across the south east in the delivery of Computing. 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 and healthcare scheme.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)
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.
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About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1244 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- mstarns@mggs.org
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1240 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 340. MGGS has been appointed by the Department for Education as a Regional Computer Hub in recognition of the expertise the school has evidenced in Computing Education and will take a lead in training teachers across the south east in the delivery of Computing. 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 and healthcare scheme.
“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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