Administration officer

High Well School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 February 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, term-time only plus 5 INSET days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 4

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Outcomes/ Activities

Organisation

• Undertake reception duties, answering general telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors

• Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents/staff etc.

• Assist in arrangements for schools trips, events etc.

Administration

• Provide general clerical/admin., support e.g. photocopying, filing, complete standard forms, respond to routine correspondence

• Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems

• Produce lists/information/data as required e.g. pupils data

• Undertake typing and word-processing and other IT based tasks

• Take minutes at meetings

• Sort and distribute mail

• Undertake administrative procedures including admin support to the school’s SENCO

• Maintain and collate pupil reports

• Undertake routine administration of school lettings and other uses of school premises

Resources

• Operate relevant equipment/ICT packages (e.g. word, excel, databases, spreadsheets, Internet)

• Maintain the whole school calendar

• Maintain stock and supplies, cataloguing and distributing as required

• Operate uniform/snack/other ‘shops’ within the school

• Assist in the collection, recording and banking of money in relation to school activities

• Provide general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others

• Undertake general financial administration e.g. processing orders

Responsibilities

• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person

• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all

• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school

• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals

• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required

• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the Headteacher.

What the school offers its staff

The post of Administration Officer represents an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys interacting with other people, wants to give their best every day, has lots of similar administrative experience and who is adaptable to change. Full training will be offered to the right candidate.

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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@highwell.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About High Well School

• School type: Special school, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 106 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: High Well School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@highwell.org.uk
• Phone number: 01924572100
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/high-well-school (opens in new tab)

High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.

High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.

Arranging a visit to High Well School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@highwell.org.uk.

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