School Administration Officer

Job Description

Grade Range:Essex NJC Fringe Scale 7 Point 19-21

Hours: 37 per week (Term-Time plus 3 weeks including CPD days)

Reports to: Headteacher

Start Date: ASAP

Closing date: 12th December 2021

Interviews: January 2022

School Administration Officer

JOB OVERVIEW

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join the team at Wells Park School. We are looking for someone with expertise in school administration to provide strategic and operational support to school systems across a range of aspects within the school community.

We are excited to announce we are currently in consultation with The Beckmead Trust with a view to academising in the spring of 2022, for this reason this role will initially be fixed term for 1 year.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

· Supporting the school leadership teams with administration across admissions, attendance, recruitment, reporting, recording, and safeguarding for staff and

children

· Coordinating the school's data and data analysis systems

· Providing administrative support to the SEND review processes

· Maintaining school communications across a range of platforms with a variety of stakeholders

· Working alongside the Premises Officer to ensure that facilities and Health and Safety systems are maintained

· Supporting the Trust central finance team to maintain the school's financial records and budgets

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE:

· GCSE English and Math's at grade C or above or equivalent

· a proven ability to work on their own initiative

· a high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults

· the ability to use relevant technology/equipment.

You will be working as part of a team that are responsible for developing, improving, and delivering exciting and innovative provisions for children who are not succeeding in mainstream education, present with challenging behaviours and require a nurturing and positive approach in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

We are looking for devoted, resilient staff members who are able to provide a caring, understanding, and nurturing approach to all members of our school community.

If you are already an outstanding practitioner or have the potential to be outstanding, if you work hard and thrive on challenge then we would like to hear from you. We can offer you the opportunity to enhance your career through a comprehensive CPD package and be part of a school that takes a collaborative and caring staff approach where you will have direct involvement and influence over the development of our provision offer to our community.

All enquiries and completed applications should be sent to jpeat@wellspark.essex.sch.uk by the closing date.

Wells Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people so expect all staff and volunteers, as well as those who work on the premises, to share this commitment. As part of our safeguarding commitment, appointment to any post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references, medical clearance and a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as evidence of the right to live and work in the United Kingdom.

Information about the School

Wells Park is an Ofsted rated outstanding Residential Special Educational Needs School. We care for children aged between 5 and 11 years who have a range of complex needs associated with SEMH.

At Wells Park we pride ourselves on providing a warm, homely and happy environment for all.

We are pleased to announce that we have recently joined The Beckmead Trust family of schools.

Wells Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.