Business Administration Apprenticeship

Manchester Communication Academy are seeking an aspiring administrator to join our busy team. If you are looking to utilise your skills in a new role whilst working towards a level 3 qualification, then this is an ideal apprenticeship for you. We are a mainstream secondary school with over 1200 students on roll. Students are aged 11-16.

Working week

Monday to Friday - Term time only

07:30-3:30

30 Minute lunch break

37.5 hours per week - Can be flexible with hours

Wages

£6.40 per hour

Rising to National Minimum Wage after 12 months

Supporting in the management of student attendance within Manchester Communication Academy to ensure that our students are able to reach their highest potential in line with the shared goals and purpose of the Academy

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain registers to standards required by Manchester Communication Academy
• Ensure procedures are followed with regards to ‘First Day Calling’, safeguarding of students and monitoring via attendance systems
• Ensure all absence is challenged effectively
• Monitor punctuality of students and liaise with parents as appropriate
• Create and maintain files for all students on your caseload, keeping accurate electronically file records and ensure these are kept up to date
• Analysis of data on a weekly basis and use of this data to inform actions as per the attendance policy
• Support the attendance team to ensure that any medical notes/medical letters, etc. are scanned and uploaded to SIMS
• Attend weekly meetings with your line manager
• Attend and minute team meetings
• Minute parental meetings as directed by the Trust Attendance Manager
• Identify students/parents requiring additional support, ensuring liaison with the attendance team
• Ensure any child protection concerns are passed on immediately to the Safeguarding Team
• Be the first point of contact for students and their parents/carers for morning calls
• Ensure that any enquiry is successfully dealt with / communicated
• Collect correspondence e.g. permission slips / holiday request forms and then ensure that these are filed correctly and noted on SIMS
• Ensure that information on SIMS is updated regularly and accurately
• Support the coordination of all events that include the attendance of parents/carers
• Monitor the attendance email inbox dealing and responding with internal and external enquiries.
• Send letters and texts home in relation to attendance and punctuality as directed by the Trust Attendance Manager
• Check and monitor attendance of alternative provision students

Skills and Attributes

Attention to detail

Organised and proactive

Literacy and IT skilled

Can work to deadlines

Polite telephone manner

Education and Qualifications

Maths and English at GCSE level A-C (4-9)

About the Employer

[https://www.manchestercommunicationacademy.com/>