School Administrator (SIMS / Arbor) Preston

Are you an organized school administrator with hands-on experience in SIMS, Arbor, or Bromcom? Welcoming primary and secondary schools across Preston and South Ribble are hiring dedicated School Office and 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 and 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 ..... full job details .....