Reporting to: Vice Principal
Location: Ark Pioneer Academy
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Term Time
Start date: January 2026
Salary: Band 7 of the Ark Support Scale: £32,659 to £37,902
The role
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly organised Attendance and Admissions Officer with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering outstanding service for our school community. This is an exciting opportunity to join a truly exceptional team and take a lead role in ensuring that every child at Ark Pioneer attends regularly and punctually, while also overseeing a smooth, welcoming and efficient admissions process for prospective families.
This is a varied and impactful role where your work will directly support our students’ success. You will monitor and analyse attendance data, manage day-to-day absence procedures, liaise with families, and work closely with pastoral staff to promote excellent attendance. You will also coordinate all aspects of school admissions—from first enquiries and school tours through to offers and student onboarding—ensuring every family has a positive, professional experience of Ark Pioneer.
What’s special about this role?
This role sits at the heart of the school’s pastoral and administrative systems, ensuring that every child is present, engaged and ready to learn, and that all transitions into the school are managed efficiently and warmly. Key aspects of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Daily monitoring, recording and follow-up of pupil attendance and punctuality
- Analysing attendance data and preparing regular reports for senior leaders
- Coordinating interventions with pastoral teams for students with persistent absence
- Being the first point of contact for attendance enquiries from staff, parents and external agencies
- Leading the admissions process from first contact to student start date
- Organising school tours, open events and admissions communication
- Ensuring compliance with all statutory attendance and admissions requirements
- Maintaining accurate records and high-quality administrative systems
Your work will play a crucial role in safeguarding pupils and ensuring equity of access to our school.
Who are we looking for?
At Ark Pioneer, we believe every child has the potential to be knowledgeable, articulate and successful—and attendance is key to unlocking that success. We are looking for someone who shares this belief and who brings:
- Strong administrative experience
- Excellent communication skills
- A high level of accuracy, organisation and reliability
- The ability to analyse data, spot patterns and act on them
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- The ability to build positive relationships while maintaining high expectations
Experience in a school environment is helpful but not essential if you bring transferable skills and a commitment to the role.