School Administrator

Zest Education is recruiting an organised, confident, and detail‑focused School Administrator with attendance experience to support a busy and welcoming school in Sutton Coldfield. This role is ideal for someone who can balance general office duties with the accuracy and safeguarding awareness required for attendance management.

🗂️ Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily attendance processes, including first‑day calling and monitoring absences
• Update and maintain attendance records using MIS systems (SIMS/Arbor/Bromcom)
• Produce attendance reports for senior leaders and safeguarding teams
• Liaise with parents, staff, and external agencies regarding attendance concerns
• Support with letters, meetings, and documentation linked to attendance interventions
• Handle incoming calls, emails, and visitor enquiries professionally
• Provide general administrative support across the school office
• Assist with admissions, data entry, and safeguarding administration
• Maintain confidentiality and follow GDPR procedures at all times

👤 Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience in a school office, including attendance duties
• Confident using MIS systems such as SIMS, Arbor, or Bromcom
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise tasks and remain calm in a busy environment
• Friendly, approachable, and able to work well as part of a team
• Understanding of safeguarding and data protection responsibilities
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Mia at mia@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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