Administrative Assistant - Admissions
Pentland Field School, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8TS12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
14 May 2025 at 8am
Date listed
1 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale 3 point 5/6 (dependent upon qualification and experience).
Administrative Assistant - Admissions job summary
We are proud to belong to Pentland Field School; a community that works together to achieve the very best for our children.
We are looking to appoint a proactive, organised, friendly, and efficient Administrative Assistant to join our highly effective admin team. We are looking for someone excited about the idea of working in a school environment for children with special needs and who wants to bring their knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to play an active part in our school community.
You will be working: 36 hours per week term time only, 38 weeks plus 5 training days. Monday - Thursday 8.00am–4.15pm, Friday 8am – 4pm, 1 hour unpaid lunchbreak.
You can find out more about our school and the work we do with children and families here.
You will be accountable for the efficient management of key areas, including pupil admissions, the pupil annual review process, and overseeing staff short-term sickness absence.
You will serve as the main point of contact between the school, staff, parents/families, and professionals. As part of your induction, you will gain insights into other aspects of the administrative role within our school.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a team player
- Has competent computer skills. Is a competent and capable user of various IT systems. You will also be willing to learn how to operate our various software packages to allow the smooth running of both the school office and the wider school.
- Has a ‘can do’ attitude; enjoys taking the initiative, likes improving existing systems and who would thrive in making the role ‘their own’.
- Is able tomanage the systems and processes in our busy school effectively.
We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience of working in a busy and dynamic public-facing role, or busy office environment. Prior experience of working in a school office, with a working knowledge of Sims or Arbor, is an advantage. However, this is not essential. Above all, we welcome applications from anyone who can demonstrate high levels of digital literacy, and who brings a positive attitude, and a calm and conscientious work ethic.
We can offer you:
- friendly and approachable senior leadership team
- a well organised and effective administration team
- a committed and knowledgeable wider staff community who are willing to share their knowledge of children with learning disabilities with anyone who has a desire to learn
- a comprehensive induction programme for new staff, followed by access to continuous professional development
- teams across the school who work collaboratively, and who want to see other people succeed
- a commitment to the wellbeing of staff and pupils, including staff led wellbeing initiatives, and free access to a staff wellbeing app offering a range of wellbeing and medical guidance and care
- part of a dynamic special school multi-academy trust, with opportunities for career development
- excellent transport links, by road or public transport. The nearest underground station is a 5 min walk from the school, and you can be in central London within 20 minutes.
The Eden Academy may from time to time require an employee to be relocated temporarily or permanently to one of its other schools. Any proposal to relocate will be carried out with due consultation and reasonable notice.
Diversity, Equality & Inclusion At Pentland Field School we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.
Safeguarding Pentland Field School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake and enhance disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This position is not applicable for a Certificate of Sponsorship. All applicants should be eligible to live and work in the UK for the duration of any offer of employment.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Pentland Field School
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 168 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pentland Field School website
Pentland Field School is an all-through school that meets the educational needs of around 160 children and young adults aged 4-19 with a range of learning disabilities, including those who may be autistic and those who have physical or sensory needs.
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