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Administration Assistant

Severndale Specialist Academy, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 5SH

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week. Monday - Thursday 8:30 - 16:30 Friday - 8:30 - 16:00
• Contract type: Permanent
• Hourly rate: 13.69

What skills and experience we're looking for

- Experience of working in an administrative role

Desired Vocational Trainingand Experience

• Experience of working in a special school / academy environment

• Experience of SEN administration

• Experience of supplyingaccurateinformation for internal and external audiences

• Experience usingBromcom

• Experience of MIS / Data management

• Experience of H&S

Job Related Personal Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent listening skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to respect andmaintainconfidentiality

• Good working knowledge of standardcomputer packagese.gword and excel

• Integrity and sound professional judgement

• Ability work on own and as part of a team

• Ability to work under pressure

• Have excellent organisational skills

• Efficiently follow administrative procedures and processes

• Flexible approach

• Positive under pressure

• Leans and adapts tonew approaches

• Good communicationwith pupils,staffand parents

• Ability to deal in a professional manner with all internal and external contacts

• Numeracy Skills (desirable)

• Excellent time management (desirable)

What the school offers its staff

- Local government pension

- Bike to Work scheme

- Access to the schools advisory service

-Permanent contract

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Admin Assistant Role pack.pdf - 592 KB (opens in new tab)

Blank Application Form.doc - 216 KB (opens in new tab)

About Severndale Specialist Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Severndale Specialist Academy website
• Email address: Recruitment.severndale@lct.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/severndale-specialist-academy

Severndale Specialist Academy:

Severndale Specialist Academy is a multi-site special school incorporating our Monkmoor campus, provision within a local mainstream secondary school and a purpose built 16-25 year old provision at our local college. We work with young people with special educational needs from within Shropshire and beyond. Our children and young people can access Severndale Specialist Academy from nursery age through to 25 and have a range of learning, physical and mobility difficulties and some students require personal care. Supporting communication and enabling independence is a key focus of our work .

Severndale is a truly unique special school and is one of the largest special schools in the country. We are proud to be able to meet the needs of over 430 young people across all abilities of the SEND spectrum and across three different sites. Severndale is also proud to be part of The Learning Community Trust, a truly inclusive multi academy trust based in Telford.

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