Manchester city council

School Attendance Officer

18/12/2024
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£23766 - £26216 / year

Job Description

About The Role

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only 39 weeks
Working Hours: Full Time, 7 hours per day. Hours to be agreed. 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 1st March 2025
Salary: £23,766 – £26,216 per annum


We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, flexible, professional and reliable senior administrator to manage the smooth running of the school office under the direction of the School Business Manager.

You will need to:

  • Be confident and be able to deal sensitively with a range of staff, children, parents/ carers and outside agencies.
  • Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with robust knowledge and experience of statutory legislation, guidelines and policies on attendance
  • Have IT skills and previous school experience using SIMS.net are essential for this role.

We offer a positive and thriving school environment, a great team of staff and a commitment to continuing professional development.

This is a permanent post on successful completion of the 3 month probationary period.

About the Candidate

Please see the attached application pack for further information about our ideal candidate.


About Us


To apply for this job role, please complete the application form and email it to:
hr@healdplace.manchester.sch.uk
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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation