Student Attendance and Staff Cover Administrative Assistant
Haileybury Turnford, Cheshunt
H4 SP6-SP9 £25,989-£27,254 Full Time Actual Pay 0.462 FTE £12,016-£12,601
Hours and Weeks: 20 hours per week for 39 weeks per year Term Time Only Mon to Fri 7.30 – 11.30
To arrange cover for staff absence, to organise allocation of rooms for exams and other internal events. To monitor student attendance and follow up all absences and work with colleagues to improve attendance. To maintain records for both cover and attendance on the Management Information System (MIS).
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
It is an exciting time to join us. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and we are very proud of our report card which can be found Click Here .
Haileybury Turnford is an oversubscribed six form entry, 11-19 mixed academy in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Our vision is to be the best school we can be, developing every aspect of our students to ensure that they have a strong sense of belonging, and can thrive, flourish and achieve. Our students will leave Haileybury Turnford knowing they have had the opportunities to achieve their personal best and with qualifications that will ensure they progress confidently to college, university and employment.
We have one new building which opened in September 2021 to replace English & Humanities and small Science blocks. It also includes a large new library for our students. We will have further state-of-the-art new buildings in 3 years from now, benefitting all students and staff.
Haileybury Academy Trust is an academy trust sponsored by Haileybury, the leading co-educational boarding school, and is responsible for Haileybury Turnford. The Trust sets the strategic vision for the school, ensuring the school meets the needs of its students and that there is excellence in all areas of school life, as well as financial security.
There are excellent professional development opportunities to support your own personalised learning, and managing staff workload and wellbeing is very important for us to ensure our staff love working at Haileybury Turnford.
If you would like to make a real difference to our students in a very supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.
“Pupils love the fact that their school is friendly and welcoming. They say that it is a school where they can be themselves. This is because it is a very tolerant community. Pupils feel very safe. They attend regularly and promptly and take great pride in presenting and organising their work carefully.”
“Pupils know that teachers always expect them to work hard. They are grateful for this. Pupils know that they can always learn in lessons.”
“The school is a calm and orderly environment.” [Ofsted, March 2022]
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and wish to attract and select candidates from a wide, diverse talent pool. Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. We will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to employments checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure.
We insist on the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and will never condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
Haileybury Turnford is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and we encourage you to view our Black Lives Matter statement which gives clarity on our anti-racist stance. In our relentless efforts to be an anti-racist organisation, we recognise the negative impacts of under representation and lack of diversity in the education system and in all aspects of our society. Therefore, for recruitment into any post, where we have 2 or more candidates of equal merit, candidates with protected characteristics will be given advantage over candidates without such characteristics. This is sometimes referred to as a ‘tie-breaker’ and is referred to as ‘positive action’ in the Equality Act 2010.
To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.
If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of the closing date, please contact us to ensure we have received your application. We will acknowledge all applications. All interviews will be held face to face at school.
Pay: £12,016.00-£12,601.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
