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Brentwood Senior School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.

We are seeking an organised, proactive and highly dependable Attendance Officer / Senior Administrator to play a key role in the smooth running of our school. The role combines responsibility for student attendance, pastoral and safeguarding administration, student data and wider school administration. Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the successful candidate will monitor and follow up attendance, maintain accurate records on iSAMS, support compliance processes and ensure an efficient service for staff, students and parents. The day will be split between Attendance Officer (8am-12noon, term time only - 35 weeks) and Senior Administrator (1pm-5pm, term time plus three weeks), with the additional three weeks worked at 8am-5pm.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and attention-to-detail skills, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and following up outstanding information. Discretion, integrity and absolute confidentiality are essential when handling sensitive safeguarding and student data. You will be confident in managing competing priorities in a busy, high-volume environment and committed to providing a professional and responsive service to colleagues, students and parents.

For further information about working at Brentwood School, please see the links on this page or email: recruitment@brentwood.essex.sch.uk To apply for this position, please use the Operational Staff Interactive Recruitment Form, and email your application to recruitment@brentwood.essex.sch.uk. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time.

Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the School

Brentwood School is one of the UK's leading independent day and boarding schools for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 with a history spanning almost 500 years. We are an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. Along with 12 other schools in the country, we follow the 'Diamond Model' whereby girls and boys are taught together up to age 11, separately from 11 to 16 and together again in the Sixth Form. Set within a 75-acre site, in the heart of Brentwood town and just 20 minutes from London Liverpool Street, our campus provides a stimulating environment for innovative teaching and a first-class education for over 1900 pupils."