Attendance Administrator

Location

Porters Grange Primary School & Nursery, Lancaster Gardens, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS1 2N 

Salary

Level 4 Points 4 to 7 £25,185 to £26,403 pro rata (actual salary £15,488 to £16,237) per annum

Hours

26 hours and 15 minutes per week – Monday to Friday 8:15 to 14:00 with a 30 minutes unpaid lunch break

Term time, plus 5 INSET days = 39 weeks per year

Start Date

13th April 2026

About The Role

Do you want to be part of a successful team making a real difference to children? Our dedicated staff provide positive and creative learning opportunities in an environment which promotes curiosity, enjoyment and a thirst for challenge. Children at Porters make very good progress due to our commitment to excellence and care.

 We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic person to join our successful team, to work with pupils, parents, school staff and outside agencies to ensure the high attendance of pupils across the school.

 The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Experience of supporting families in adverse circumstances and vulnerable children
• Experience of working with pupils
• GCSE A-C/equivalent in English and Maths
• Ability to communicate well orally and in writing with a range of pupil, parents, staff and external agencies
• A caring, patient nature
• Meticulous in record keeping, quick and accurate with the use of IT using a range of Microsoft programmes
• The ability to work well within a team and independently

 Main duties:

• Monitor whole school attendance, persistent absence and punctuality
• Contact parents when children are absent from school
• Identify children and families who need support with attendance
• Maintain excellent records, tracing attendance
• Prepare reports as needed on different aspects of school attendance and punctuality
• Book and organise attendance-related meetings with staff, families and external agencies.
• Liaise with Local Authority/Welfare services to confirm and share attendance information.
• Use absence records and related information to complete forms such as EHE, Penalty Charge and CME and associated documentation.

• As part of Portico Academy Trust, Porters Grange Primary School can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone is valued and everyone matters
• A nurturing environment with wonderful children who want to learn
• High quality professional development
• Opportunities for cross phase work
• Support and collaboration across our Trust
• A well-resourced school

Please don’t take our word for it. Come and arrange a visit to see for yourself. We would love to show you our children at work

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to learn more about Porters Grange, please contact our school office who will book a time for you to come and see us. Tours of the school will be with a member of our Senior Leadership Team.  We are a very inclusive school and pride ourselves in treating every child and family as individuals. We encourage all our children to achieve their best and grow into thoughtful, kind, and considerate members of the school community and society.

Full details of the interview process will be sent to those candidates who are shortlisted.

For further details, please contact HR by sending us a message through MyNewTerm or on 01702 987890 or recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.