School Administrator
Bedelsford School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QZ23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
25 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8.30am – 4pm, Tuesday and Thursday 8.30am – 4.30pm Term time only , 36 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Outer London Pay Spine 4/5 - Pro Rata to £25,123.81 - £28,197.07 (FTE £29,340 - £32,929)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic School Administrator/Receptionist & EHCP Coordinator to join the team at our new satellite site. The successful candidate will ensure the smooth running of the school’s administrative functions and support the coordination of Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) processes. This role will be key in providing vital support to students, staff, and families, helping to maintain a welcoming environment and efficient administrative systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the first point of contact for students, parents, staff, and visitors, managing reception duties
- Coordinate EHCP annual reviews by scheduling meetings, writing minutes, and sending documentation to the Local Authority to ensure the review process runs smoothly
- Oversee staff cover, including return-to-work procedures
- Manage admissions arrangements, census reporting, and liaise with Bedelsford’s main site for seamless communication
- Provide general administrative support, including maintaining records, organising meetings, and assisting with other school communication tasks
Key Requirements:
- Experience in school administration or as a receptionist (special educational needs setting is a plus)
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and school management software
- Experience with EHCP coordination and school census reporting is desirable
- Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism
What the school offers its staff
Rewards & Benefits:
- Enhanced parental leave schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Employee referral scheme
- Membership to Discounts for Teachers
- Discounted gym membership subscription including digital fitness
- Comprehensive training and development
- Access to counselling advice and support via Health Assured
- Commitment to wellbeing supported by our occupational health service and mental-health first aiders
- Scope for career progression across eight college centres, 14 academy schools and shared services team
- Pension scheme - the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) both of which have life cover and financial protection for your family.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.
Commitment to safeguarding
Bedelsford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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 Bedelsford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 131 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bedelsford School website
- Email address
- MHartzenberg@bedelsfordschool.org
Bedelsford School is an outstanding special school which aims to provide innovative education and a challenging environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school specialises in educating pupils with a wide range of Physical Disabilities including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Health needs. However, we are a changing population and many of our pupils now have CLDD (complex learning difficulties and disabilities).
The school converted to Academy status in April 2016 and was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2018 . Inspectors observed: Bedelsford School has high expectations of all and aims to provide consistent and sustained improvement, working collegiately with key partners.
We keenly take account of the development of neuroscientific knowledge and research to better enable us to develop the skills of our staff team, understand the unique ways our pupils learn and implement the teaching strategies which will ensure pupils make the maximum progress they can.
Bedelsford School works in close partnership with Parents/Carers to ensure that collaborative goal setting takes place and that all students reach their full potential.
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