School Attendance Administrator V-Recruit are excited to be working in partnership with one of the UKs most forward thinking, recognised and respected Multi-Academy Trusts to recruit a School Administration Assistant for one of their Secondary academies, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire Required from as soon as possible, V-Recruit would employ you on a temporary basis, for a minimum of 15 weeks. 37.5 hours per week, term time only. (Holiday Pay to be accrued) Working hours are 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday with 30 minutes lunch per day £115.38 day rate, paid PAYE Term time only Approximately 15 weeks work, although this could be extended. Although you may support other departments at times, most of your time will be spent supporting the busy Attendance team. Some of your main duties will include; * Helping to ensure that all registers are completed and maintained with complete accuracy on a daily basis. * To ensure that all attendance data is entered onto the database including for visits and other on or off-site activities. * Communicating with parents/carers regarding attendance, and keeping records of calls and reasons for absence, offering support and challenging where appropriate. * Typing up and sending out letters to parents and other parties regarding absence and attendance, including processing student leave of absence requests. * Identifying concerns and highlighting attending issues ...