Attendance Administrator

Noadswood School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 4ZF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 35 hours per week. Monday to Friday 7.30am to 3pm. Term time only (to include INSET days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £20,434 - £21,292 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

About the Role

The post holder will act as a vital part of our fantastic admin team to support theattendance team in day-to-day administration of the students' attendance. Working with the Attendance Officer, Year Teams and SLT to administer all aspects of attendance monitoring and evaluation of student attendance.

Job Purpose

• To enable outstanding progress and attainment by working closely with the Attendance Officer to ensure that attendance in all year groups is good and at least in line with the national average.
• To provide support required to raise achievement by improving school attendance and punctuality and to meet the school’s l attendance targets.
• To promote positive attitudes by students and their families towards education and ensuring that parents are made fully aware of their statutory responsibilities, particularly where there is persistent absence.
• Make Home Visits and attend meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• To record, analyse and prepare documents and letters regarding attendance
• Assist with and co-ordinating and preparing of all documentation for attendance meetings with parents and relevant staff, regarding student absence and punctuality as per the school’s attendance strategy.
• Sharing information with relevant staff using school’s ICT communications systems and maintaining accurate student attendance data on Arbor and any other tracking documents
• Assist in preparing attendance reports for SLT, HODs and Governors
• Inform relevant staff when the correct register procedures are not followed in line with the attendance policy
• Assist with receiving telephone calls from parents/carers, and external bodies, relating to absences/lateness
• To assist the Attendance Officer in providing administrative support in all issues related to raising standards of student attendance and punctuality
• To assist the Attendance Officer in ensuring that lesson registers, parent/carer correspondence and other attendance related administrative tasks are completed.
• Be able to cover the main day to day duties of the Attendance Officer should they be absent, i.e. due to sickness or training

Safeguarding

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of the children and young people that you are responsible for or encounter
• To undertake home and school visits as designated by the school in conjunction with the attendance officer and or other pastoral staff when required
• Recording any safeguarding concerns in CPOMS

Key skills:

• Friendly, clear and coherent verbal communication, listening and telephone skills,
• Resilience and empathy,
• Microsoft Office skills,
• Professional sense of team,
• Organisation and ability to prioritise, multitask and think under pressure,
• Confidentiality and discretion,
• Sense of humour and commitment to the values and ethos of our school.

What the school offers its staff

Your professional development and support of you in your role will be very important to us.

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

Noadswood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection processes reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks, along with other relevant employment checks.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Noadswood School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1043 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Noadswood School website
• Email address: kjohnson@noadswood.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02380840025
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/noadswood-school

What makes Noadswood terrific? Is it:
• Quality specialist teachers across a rich and varied curriculum, and a super record in academic outcomes, Dance, Performing Arts, Poetry and Sport?
• Our pastoral system, combining a proud culture of a House system overarching our year groups, giving young people membership of smaller communities within the school?
• Our drive for the best possible progress for all through research based teaching and learning?
• The way we listen to our students' and colleagues’ ideas for their wellbeing and their community, and bring them all to life?
• The care we have for our parent community, and their suggestions, views and concerns?
It's because of ALL of the above but overarching all of this, it's because we are a warm, welcoming school. We are passionate about educational excellence and to sustaining an honest, kind, inclusive community - we are strongly united on our very best days, at challenging times and at all points in between.

Arranging a visit to Noadswood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kjohnson@noadswood.hants.sch.uk.

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