SEND and Attendance Administrator - Muscliff Primary School

Muscliff Primary School

SEND and Attendance Administrator – Required ASAP

25 hours per week initially (potential for more hours in the future)

Term time only, Permanent Contract.

Flexible working hours

Muscliff Primary School is a vibrant, popular school in Bournemouth where children are happy and staff are committed to improving standards and providing exciting purposeful learning experiences for all children. 

We have a strong team ethos and focus on creating a supportive nurturing environment for our children, built on positive relationships between home and school and use of Trauma Informed approaches.

The successful candidate will join us at an exciting time as, working alongside BCP, we prepare to open a new Resource Provision for children with SEMH (Social, Emotional, Mental Health) needs. The base will, over time, provide specialist support for 16 children (2 classes of 8 children) with SEMH needs enabling them to receive support and interventions as outlined on their EHCP (Education Health Care Plan), while also having access to mainstream education as appropriate.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic SEND and Attendance Administrator to join us as soon as possible, to work closely with the SENDCo and the Attendance Lead.

The post will be a permanent contract.

This position will be between salary scale point 9 – 15 depending on experience, £27,252 - £30,024 full time equivalent (pay award pending). 25 hours per week, term time only (45.45 weeks a year). 

The right person will:

• Have experience of an administrative role in a busy environment.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have excellent IT, organisational and time management skills
• Be passionate about supporting and enriching children’s experiences in school.
• Be creative and flexible in the way you work.
• Be committed to your own professional development.
• Be a team player who will embrace the opportunity to work hard and be part of our committed, highly skilled staff team.
• Have a commitment to confidentiality and to safeguarding children.

Please see the person specification and job description for further details. You can find this on our school website www.muscliffprimary.co.uk (‘About Us: Vacancies’).

If you would enjoy being part of our successful, friendly school, we would like to hear from you. 

For more information about the school, our values, curriculum and organisation, please visit www.muscliffprimary.co.uk or telephone the school for an informal chat.

For further details and an application form, please ask at the school office.  We will also accept online applications.  Please download the form on the school website (‘About us: Vacancies’) and return to [email protected].

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks.

Closing date for applications – Thursday 21st May 2026

Interview date: Monday 1^st June 2026. Timings will be confirmed.

Muscliff School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.