School Administrator
Bedelsford School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QZThis job expired on 6 November 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
14 October 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 Payscale – Grade 4/5 - Actual Salary: £25,927.88 - £29,099.61 (FTE £30,279 - £33,983)
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 visitors, parents, and external professionals, ensuring a welcoming and professional front-of-house presence.
- Oversee and coordinate the EHCP annual review process, ensuring all deadlines are met.
- Monitor staff absences and arrange cover to ensure continuity of learning and operations.
- Oversee admissions arrangements, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
- Act as the primary link between the satellite site , Central teams and Bedelsford Kingston site.
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
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
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.
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About Bedelsford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 132 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Bedelsford School website
- Email address
- lcadenhead@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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