Office Administrator/Attendance Officer
| Posting date: | 28 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E17 8LG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 46da9a8e-d785-4cc3-94fb-9e688b94d8fa |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Professional Development Essential Desirable Evidence
GCSE – English and Maths A
Good numeracy and literacy skills A
Experience in a school administrative capacity AI
Experience and Professional Knowledge
Good ICT skills, including spreadsheets.
Knowledge of Arbor software desirable AI
Maintaining accurate and up to date records. I
Typing, word processing and data handling. AI
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines IR
An understanding of the school and school office
environment. I
Dealing with the public, face to face and via telephone
and email. IR
Use of relevant school equipment/resources I
First Aid qualification A
Personal Skills and Attributes
Commitment to the School’s Equal Opportunities
policies. R
Commitment to undertake further training. R
Respect for the need for confidentiality. R
Good organisational skills. R
Good communication skills. R
An ability to prioritise own workload. R
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Ability to work as a member of a team. R
Ability to deal sensitively with children, parents and
visitors. R
What the school offers its staff
Professional support is key - and the Trust has worked extensively to fund critical benefits such as:
● Additional non-contact time for teaching staff - over and above statutory PPA time; this equates to
15% non-contact time for class teachers.
● Deploying a fully-resourced, sequenced curriculum across 11 subjects;
● Unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and
The Key;
● Funding annual pay increments - having previously provided a boost even when these are frozen
nationally;
● Meeting or exceeding the terms set out in nationally agreed terms and conditions - for both teaching
and support staff;
● Clear and well-implemented policies and professional standards - in key areas like behaviour,
managing parental engagement and supporting staff in challenging situations.
You’ll find a raft of programmes through our Perks at Work platform that includes benefits like:
● Support for bicycle and IT equipment purchases via salary sacrifice schemes;
● Cash-back on large purchases across a range of leading retailers and chains;
● Access to our employee assistance programmes and wellbeing schemes like free eye tests for display
screen users; and
● Comprehensive access to support for staff and their families - including online fitness sessions,
counselling and legal and financial advice.
And as an employer, we know the little things add up to happier, more productive member of staff - so we
ensure:
● Free tea and coffee in all our settings;
● Actively implementing workload reduction measures around marking, lesson planning and data
tracking;
● Paying staff to run clubs - and fully funding all after school clubs for our pupils;
● Minimising the impact of twilight and INSET days by planning these and managing these clearly
throughout each term;
● Systems and core infrastructures work - printers, IT devices and networks, data management
platforms - all are extensively vetted, tested and maintained - reducing stress, disruption and
aggravation for busy staff; and
● Consistently applying our policies in every setting - and priding ourselves on being a fair and
transparent employer.
And set above all this - the biggest benefit of working for The Lion Academy Trust is the pupils who come to
our schools every day. The impact we have on their life chances and the preparation for the secondary phase
__________________________________________________________________________________
of education and beyond is critical. By joining the Lion Academy Trust, in any role or
function, you will directly benefit from being part of the team that has transformed the lives of every child who
has attended one of our schools.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Qualifications and Professional Development Essential Desirable Evidence
GCSE – English and Maths A
Good numeracy and literacy skills A
Experience in a school administrative capacity AI
Experience and Professional Knowledge
Good ICT skills, including spreadsheets.
Knowledge of Arbor software desirable AI
Maintaining accurate and up to date records. I
Typing, word processing and data handling. AI
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines IR
An understanding of the school and school office
environment. I
Dealing with the public, face to face and via telephone
and email. IR
Use of relevant school equipment/resources I
First Aid qualification A
Personal Skills and Attributes
Commitment to the School’s Equal Opportunities
policies. R
Commitment to undertake further training. R
Respect for the need for confidentiality. R
Good organisational skills. R
Good communication skills. R
An ability to prioritise own workload. R
__________________________________________________________________________________
Ability to work as a member of a team. R
Ability to deal sensitively with children, parents and
visitors. R
What the school offers its staff
Professional support is key - and the Trust has worked extensively to fund critical benefits such as:
● Additional non-contact time for teaching staff - over and above statutory PPA time; this equates to
15% non-contact time for class teachers.
● Deploying a fully-resourced, sequenced curriculum across 11 subjects;
● Unlimited access to CPD and career development through providers such as The National College and
The Key;
● Funding annual pay increments - having previously provided a boost even when these are frozen
nationally;
● Meeting or exceeding the terms set out in nationally agreed terms and conditions - for both teaching
and support staff;
● Clear and well-implemented policies and professional standards - in key areas like behaviour,
managing parental engagement and supporting staff in challenging situations.
You’ll find a raft of programmes through our Perks at Work platform that includes benefits like:
● Support for bicycle and IT equipment purchases via salary sacrifice schemes;
● Cash-back on large purchases across a range of leading retailers and chains;
● Access to our employee assistance programmes and wellbeing schemes like free eye tests for display
screen users; and
● Comprehensive access to support for staff and their families - including online fitness sessions,
counselling and legal and financial advice.
And as an employer, we know the little things add up to happier, more productive member of staff - so we
ensure:
● Free tea and coffee in all our settings;
● Actively implementing workload reduction measures around marking, lesson planning and data
tracking;
● Paying staff to run clubs - and fully funding all after school clubs for our pupils;
● Minimising the impact of twilight and INSET days by planning these and managing these clearly
throughout each term;
● Systems and core infrastructures work - printers, IT devices and networks, data management
platforms - all are extensively vetted, tested and maintained - reducing stress, disruption and
aggravation for busy staff; and
● Consistently applying our policies in every setting - and priding ourselves on being a fair and
transparent employer.
And set above all this - the biggest benefit of working for The Lion Academy Trust is the pupils who come to
our schools every day. The impact we have on their life chances and the preparation for the secondary phase
__________________________________________________________________________________
of education and beyond is critical. By joining the Lion Academy Trust, in any role or
function, you will directly benefit from being part of the team that has transformed the lives of every child who
has attended one of our schools.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.