Administration Assistant
St Martins School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0BT15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
30 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks (Term Time plus INSET days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 4 SCP 13-16, FTE - £24,405-£25,183
What skills and experience we're looking for
St Martins School are excited to advertise for an Administration Assistant to join our skilled, committed and enthusiastic team. Working within the Admin Team and closely with the School’s Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO), the successful applicant will support the functioning of the school by being part of the Admin and Finance Team and by providing support to the SENCO; including administrating the Annual Review process and liaising with professionals and stakeholders. Applicants must:
- Have experience in an Administrative role
- Show initiative in working in a busy environment
- Have a proactive attitude to support the needs of the school
- Be able to develop positive relationships with a range of stakeholders
- Be inspired to work towards Shaping Successful Futures for all students
All candidates are required to provide a supporting statement on the formal application forms which states clearly your reasons for applying, skills and experience for this position.
St Martins School and Horizons 6th Form is an 11-19 Special School in Derby, with a mixed student profile of children and young people with a range of learning difficulties and additional complex needs. St Martins shares a site with Noel-Baker Academy in Alvaston, Horizons 6th Form is based in Derby city centre, and our DFN Project SEARCH is based at the Royal Derby Hospital. We received our fourth consecutive 'Outstanding' OFSTED in October 2024, and we continue to aspire to the highest standards for students and our staff teams.
Our Special settings cater for children and young people with a wide range of Special Educational Needs from children with profound medical needs and life limiting conditions, those with severe, moderate and sensory needs through to young people with social emotional and mental health needs that require support and understanding to help them to navigate their world.
Whether you are a teacher, a teaching assistant, a healthcare professional or work in facilities, admin or operations all of our Special Schools offer you the opportunity to work within an establishment that has a ‘family’ feel that puts the children, young people and their families at the heart of what they do.
All the pupils within our Special Schools have an individualised education and are educated in small classes and groups with enhanced support to ensure that all of their needs are met. There is nothing more rewarding than being part of a team that supports a child or young person with Special Educational Needs to reach their goals. You truly will make a difference to the life of a young person and their family.
What the school offers its staff
Shaw Education Trust offer the following benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
- Access to health and wellbeing support via Occupational Health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Martins School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 230 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Martins School website
- Email address
- rosie.harrison@shaw-education.org.uk
St Martin’s School is a secondary special school for pupils aged 11-19 years of age. The school currently provides 194 places for SEND students across Derby City, Derbyshire and Nottingham LAs.
The school strives for excellence in teaching and learning, maximising achievement and progression for all students and facilitating personal career development and job satisfaction for all the staff teams.
If you think your child would benefit from a St Martins education please do get in touch to arrange a visit.
Arranging a visit to St Martins School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rosie.harrison@shaw-education.org.uk.
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