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School Administration Assistant
Part time - Permanent 25 hours per week (hours to be confirmed)
Salary is Essex Pay Range Scale 3 point 5 £19650pro rata for 25 hours (actual £11352) to start 1st September 2022.
About us
Chatten Free School is a relatively new school which opened in Witham in September 2021and is a specialist day free school for children and young people who are severely affected by autism and associated learning difficulties.
Our purpose is to make a positive and tangible difference in the lives of our pupils both in their present and for their future. Our aim for pupils and our staff is happiness, independence, and respect for all. We believe in providing support to our pupils that will help to open up the world to them in a meaningful way. Most of all we believe in working together as a team to provide multi-professional, evidence based teaching that is tailored to the needs of the individual pupils.
Please take a moment to visit our school website to see more about our wonderful school:
https://www.chattenfreeschool.co.uk/
About the role
This is a key role within the school and a great opportunity to join a friendly, hard-working team in supporting the efficient day-to-day running of the School. Reporting to the Office Manage you will undertake a range of administrative tasks including Reception, Attendance, Data Management, and general office duties as summarised below.
For more information, please see the attached job description for more information however below are some of the tasks required for this role:
Be the first point of contact for the school.
Respond to telephone calls and emails.
Maintain computerised and manual records for pupils.
Maintain and monitor attendance records.
Provide administration services as required.
Have knowledge of GDPR procedures.
Support the production of statutory reports.
Be aware of responsibilities and duties regarding Child Protection and Safeguarding.
Undertake training as required.
About you
You will have good organisational skills, a friendly telephone manner and be proficient in the use of ICT, experience of working in a school or office environment is preferred but not essential as is the use of SIMS. You will also be able to communicate on all levels as you will be interacting with the pupils, staff, parents, and carers.
You will be expected to follow guidance but also work using your own initiative.
Information about the School
We are a specialist day free school in Witham, Essex working with children and young people who are severely affected by their autism and associated learning difficulties. Our pupils are ages 4-19. Most of our pupils are pre-vocal or in the early stages of developing communicative skills.
We believe that through a consistent and individualised curriculum, using effective and evidence based learning techniques we can ensure that our pupils leave us as independent as possible and with life-long socially significant skills which will enable them to access the world around them in a rich and meaningful way.
Our primary vision for Chatten pupils is: Happiness, Independence and Respect.
We have high expectations of our pupils and believe that they can achieve great things. Our primary focus is to provide all our pupils with an effective form of communication which they can use throughout their lives. We also aim to teach them important tolerance, life and academic skills which will be functional in their real lives beyond school.
Chatten provision includes access to individualised curriculums based on input in the areas of; applied behaviour analysis (ABA), speech and language therapy (SALT), occupational therapy (OT) and qualified teacher (QTS) level educational interventions. We use evidence based interventions and monitor progress meticulously to ensure that methods are effective for the pupil.
We are very excited to be able to offer some amazing facilities at our school which are outlined in the pages on specialist areas.
Most importantly of all we will have a staff team who all share the same vision for our school and your children. Our strongest shared desire: to enrich our pupils lives with the shared aim of Happiness, Independence and Respect.
To learn more about our school visit our website (www.chattenfreeschool.co.uk) or watch our recruitment video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgdvD1JHQL4&t=24s