Admin Assistant (Staff Attendance & Absence Monitoring) - The Avenue School
Term time only + INSET days, 15 hours per week – mornings, 3 hours per day (with flexibility around start & finish times) - Permanent
The Avenue Special Needs School, based in Tilehurst in Reading, supports over 250 pupils aged 3-19 with severe or profound learning difficulties, physical disabilities and autism.
Conveniently located, the school is easily accessible via multiple local bus routes, and on-site parking is available. It’s a great place to work with friendly colleagues, an excellent work life balance and good terms and conditions of employment.
We are looking for an Admin Assistant who will support the recording, monitoring and reporting of staff sickness absence and attendance across the school.
Your role will involve recording all staff sickness absences accurately on our system, receiving and processing absence requests and notifications from employees and managers, tracking return to work dates and notifying managers when return to work interviews are required, ensuring self-certification forms are completed and monitoring absence against school triggers.
The successful candidate will:
have demonstrable administration experience, ideally within a HR Department
have good literacy and numeracy skills
be highly proficient in Microsoft office
have good communication and organisational skills
be flexible, reliable, a good team player and some-one who likes using their initiative.
Why work with us?We are a friendly schoolTerm-time hours that fit around family lifeOn-site parking and good public transport linksSocial events, free tea/coffee, and the option of buying staff lunches from our canteen.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company: Reading Borough Council Salary: £11,296 to £11,296 a year Hours: Part-time Location: Reading, RG30 4BZ Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 5 Nov 2026 Closing date: 19 Nov 2026
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Admin Assistant (Staff Attendance & Absence Monitoring) - The Avenue School in Reading employer: Reading Borough Council
Reading Borough Council offers a supportive and collaborative work environment for the Finance Officer role at Addington School, where you will play a vital part in managing the school's financial resources. With a strong focus on employee development, you will have access to training opportunities and career progression within the council, all while contributing to the educational success of the community in Woodley, Reading.
