Administration Assistant

Role: Administrator Attendance Officer
Location: North Leeds
Start date: Feb half term

Looking for a school-based role that mixes organisation with real connection to young people?

We’re working with a welcoming mainstream secondary school in North Leeds who are looking for an Administrator / Attendance Officer to join their friendly admin and attendance team. This is a busy, hands-on role where no two days are quite the same, and your work genuinely helps students feel supported, safe, and ready to learn.

You’ll be right at the heart of the school day. Part admin, part attendance champion, and part student-facing support, this role is ideal if you enjoy variety, teamwork, and building positive relationships with pupils and families.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitoring and recording student attendance throughout the school day

• Moving around the school to different departments to follow up on attendance where needed

• Supporting safeguarding processes linked to attendance and punctuality

• Liaising with parents and carers in a calm, professional, and supportive way

• Keeping attendance records accurate and up to date

• Producing attendance reports and basic metrics

• Handling everyday admin tasks such as emails, letters, and Excel spreadsheets

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience in an administrative role

• Attendance experience is a bonus, but not essential

• Confidence using Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

• A willingness to learn new systems and processes

• Strong people skills and the confidence to speak with students, parents, and staff

• A DBS on the update service, or willingness to apply for one

• Experience working in a school or with young people would be ideal

The details:

• Full-time, Monday to Friday, term time only

• Option to work additional days during school holidays if you’d like

• Working hours: 8am to 3:30pm or 4pm, with an earlier finish on Fridays

• Up to 13 weeks or 65 days holiday per year

Why work with Protocol Education:

• Access to CPD and training throughout the year

• Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant

• Refer-a-friend scheme with a cash reward

• Competitive pay

• Flexible, supportive approach to your career

If you enjoy being part of a school community and want a role where your organisation and people skills really make a difference, this could be a great fit. Apply now and let’s chat about next steps.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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