School Administrator (Finance and IT)

Orchard Manor School, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9SF

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  03rd September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23,755.79 Annually (Actual) Term Time + 2 weeks

School Administrator (Finance and IT) job summary

About us:

At Orchard Manor School, we are proud to be a truly inclusive community where every pupil is known, valued and supported to belong. Our work is grounded in our core values of respect, relationships, kindness, community, and health & happiness, which are lived through daily interactions across our school.

We are a specialist school with an outstanding residential provision, supporting pupils aged 4-19 with autism and communication and interaction needs, alongside learning needs.

We place the child firmly at the centre of everything we do. Through strong relationships with pupils, families and professionals, we create a safe, nurturing environment where pupils feel respected, understood and able to thrive.

A significant proportion of our curriculum is dedicated to Communication, Language & Literature, underpinned by a Total Communication approach. Communication is central to wellbeing — supporting pupils’ health & happiness, enabling them to connect, express themselves, and participate fully in their community.

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Orchard Manor School as a School Administrator (Finance and IT), providing essential support across our busy and welcoming school community. This varied role is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the heart of school life, combining front-of-house responsibilities with finance, IT and general administrative support to help the school run smoothly and effectively.

Working closely with the Office Manager and wider school team, you will provide high-quality administrative support across a range of areas including reception, finance processes, IT coordination and school systems. You will be a key point of contact for families, staff, visitors and external professionals, helping to ensure a professional, efficient and responsive service at all times. The role requires excellent organisation, attention to detail, discretion and the ability to remain calm and flexible in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Providing reception cover and welcoming visitors, families and professionals while following safeguarding procedures

Managing calls, emails, messages and appointments in a professional and timely manner

Supporting school finance tasks including payments, purchase requisitions, invoice processing and record keeping

Coordinating IT-related administration, including logging issues, arranging repairs and issuing equipment

Providing administrative support for school systems, events, inspections and day-to-day office functions

Working flexibly as part of the wider administration team to support the needs of the school

About You

A confident communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills

Well organised, proactive and able to prioritise a varied workload effectively

Experienced in administration, with strong IT skills and excellent attention to detail

Able to handle sensitive information with confidentiality, discretion and integrity

A flexible and resilient team player who remains calm under pressure

Committed to safeguarding, equality and supporting the positive ethos of the school

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust, or to learn more about our People Strategy and Benefits click here.

If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly at kbuckle-cooper@orchard-manor.org and we will make the necessary adjustments.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.

Safeguarding:

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.

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 Orchard Manor School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Orchard Manor School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/orchard-manor-school-dawlish

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