Job Description

St Helen and St Katharine

Oxfordshire
25,941 - 28,173 per year

Salary:

Based on a full-time equivalent rate of 28,062 to 30,477

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

03 November 2025

Apply by:

24 September 2025

Job overview

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This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding administrator to join our friendly office team to support the smooth running of the School, maintain the student attendance register, be part of the reception team and provide administration assistance to the Senior Deputy Head.

Reporting to the School Administrative Lead, in this role you will oversee the completion of the registration process via iSAMS, picking up on any gaps and communicating daily with staff and parents regarding student absence. You will be aware of all the many activities going on in and out of School affecting student attendance e.g. trips, fixtures, illness, interviews and appointments, and will communicate with staff and parents to ensure attendance is captured accurately and efficiently.

In addition, as required, you will act as administration assistant to the Senior Deputy Head, as well as providing help with additional curriculum-based administrative tasks.

This is a permanent role working 40 hours per week during term-time plus 4 weeks during the School holidays, and we would like the successful candidate to start on 3 November, or earlier if available.

Main responsibilities

Collate and check all registers and maintain the attendance register using the School's management information system (iSAMS) Liaise with teaching staff, parents and other agencies regarding the attendance of students Be alert to information and insight which should be reported to the relevant member of the pastoral team to support student well-being Ensure up-to-date registration details are available in the event of an emergency or practice drill, with responsibility for taking up-to-date form lists to the evacuation assembly point Produce monthly registration reports and store relevant attendance documents in accordance with the data retention policy Follow registration processes in accordance with ISI compliance guidance Provide administrative assistance to the Senior Deputy Head when required Assist with the administration of curriculum-based tasks when required Support the smooth and efficient running of the School's main office and Reception and provide a friendly and professional welcome for visitors Cover Reception during School holidays on a rota basis To be responsible for any other task identified by the line manager as falling reasonable within the scope and range of the position

What we offer

Competitive salaries Generous holiday entitlement Staff may join a group personal pension scheme Diverse training and professional development programme Employee Assistance Programme - offering free and confidential advice Free use of the Sports Centre facilities including a fitness suite, ergo suite and group cycle studio Free school lunch, plus refreshments available in the staff room during the day and after school On-site parking Cycle to work scheme Free eye tests and annual flu vaccination Access to well-stocked school library Access to wide range of school events The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About

St Helen and St Katharine

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St Helen and St Katharine

Faringdon Road, Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1BE
United Kingdom

+44 1235 520 173

Founded on Christian values, we enable every girl to discover and develop her own strengths. St Helen & St Katharine is a school where success is celebrated but not revered and our goal is to ensure that every girl achieves success as she defines it, so that she can believe in herself, her talents and her abilities.

We are one of the leading girls' schools in the country and are justifiably proud of a tradition of high aspiration and academic achievement (our students achieved record breaking GCSE results with 77% Athis year

).

But we take just as much pleasure in the warmth of the atmosphere here and in our dynamic range of extra-curricular activities. From Minecraft to Mandarin, Silversmithing to Sailing, Board Games to Big Band and much more besides, our girls are given the space and opportunity to make their own choices and find their niche.


A welcoming 22 acre campus in Abingdon provides exceptional facilities that include a brand new state-of-the-art Sports Centre; Performing Arts Centre; extended Sixth Form Centre; Science Centre with 12 new laboratories, break out spaces and a 200sqm science themed glass atrium and a 3D Design Centre.



This is a friendly and happy place in which lasting relationships are built on kindness and respect. Our ambitions for our students are based upon them developing confidence and resilience and an open-minded and creative approach to learning and to life.

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