Student Support and SIMS Officer

We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Student Services and SIMS Manager to join our Student Services team at one of our high schools based in Preston. This is a full-time, temporary position with the potential to become permanent. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing first-line support to assist student queries and managing the SIMS database.Your new role

• Maintain and manage the SIMS database.
• Handling student attendance, liaising with the Attendance Manager for students who remain unaccounted for, sending alerts to parents, and monitoring responses.
• Assist with administration, data extraction, and timetabling changes.
• Manage the planning and development of student support services.
• Complete and submit DfE Statutory census returns.
• Performing administrative duties for student events such as parent's evenings and career events.
• Manage the administration for Year 7 or in-year transitions, including creating and distributing new starter packs, liaising with feeder schools, and attending Year 6 transition events.
• Organise and administer student support services, including student lockers, lunch passes, detentions, lost property, subject enquiries and absence requests.
• Creating and preparing the academic year and closing, inputting student information, and creating reports and timetables as required.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience with SIMS is ideal but not essential.
• Experience of working in a similar role within an educational setting is essential.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• The ability to work collaboratively with staff, students, and parents.
• Proficiency in data management and extraction.

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