DSPL1 Administrator

William Ransom Primary School, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9QB

33 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 5pm

• Date listed

  2 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (FTE)

DSPL1 Administrator job summary

Join us in making a meaningful difference to children and young people with SEND as our DSPL1 Administrator. Working closely with the DSPL1 Manager, DSPL1 SEND Lead and DSPL1 Lead Headteacher, you will play a vital role in supporting the coordination and communication of our local SEND partnership. This varied and rewarding position is ideal for someone who excels in organisation, values teamwork, and is committed to helping ensure that information, resources and support reach the families, schools and professionals who need them most.

This post is for 10 hours each week, with flexible working arrangements.

Operational Coordination:
Oversee day-to-day administrative tasks, manage schedules, and support delivery of DSPL projects.

Communication & Liaison:
Act as a central contact point for schools, settings, parents/carers, and partner agencies, sharing updates and resources across the network.

Data & Documentation Management:
Maintain accurate records, track project progress, monitor training attendance, and support reporting for DSPL governance groups.

Governance Support:
Prepare agendas, take minutes, track actions, and provide administrative support to boards and working groups.

Financial Administration:
Support budgeting processes, monitor spend, and process invoices in line with DSPL funding procedures.

Training & Event Coordination:
Organise SEND training, workshops, and parent/carer events, including logistics, promotion, and follow-up administration.

Website & Social Media Management:
Update the DSPL website with current information, resources, and events; create and schedule social media posts to communicate key messages and promote DSPL activities.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About William Ransom Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 422 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: William Ransom Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/william-ransom-primary-school

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