Welcoming primary and secondary schools across Preston and South Ribble are hiring dedicated School Office & SIMS/Arbor Administrators to manage busy front-of-house operations and pupil data management starting this September 2026.
If you have previous school office experience or a strong administrative background in education, local authority, or healthcare data management, this role offers a stable, term-time-only schedule at the heart of the school community.
Key Responsibilities:
School MIS & Data Management: Maintain and update student records, admissions, attendance marks, and census data using SIMS, Arbor, or Bromcom.
Front-of-House Reception: Act as the welcoming first point of contact for parents, visitors, contractors, and local authority representatives.
Attendance Administration: Run daily first-day contact registers, log student absences, and produce weekly persistent absence reports for pastoral leads.
School Communications: Draft and distribute parent newsletters, emails, text alerts, and consent forms via ParentPay / Schoolcomms / Arbor.
General Administrative Support: Handle incoming calls, post, filing, basic reprographics, and lunch money/trips administration.
Candidate Requirements:
System Experience: Working knowledge of school Management Information Systems (SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom, or ScholarPack).
Communication: Professional, polite, and confident telephone manner with strong customer service skills.
Efficiency: High level of literacy, numeracy, and IT proficiency (MS Office / Google Workspace).
Safeguarding Awareness: Understanding of school visitor protocols and data protection regulations (GDPR).
Compliance: Enhanced DBS registered on the Update Service (or willingness to process one prior to September).
Why Apply for This Role?
Term-Time Only Schedule: Enjoy regular 37-hour daytime weekday hours with all 13 weeks of school holidays off.
Central School Community: Be the operational hub of a supportive primary or secondary school.
Competitive PAYE Rates: Transparent weekly pay with full statutory holiday entitlement included.
Step into a rewarding school administration role in Preston this September.
Apply online today or search "Preston School Administrator SIMS Jobs 2026" to submit your CV
Salary description
£102.00 - £147.00 per day