SENDCo Admin Assistant

Hillside Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8NU

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 September 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: £26,224.00 - £26,847.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade D £22,456.02 - £22,989.50 Annually Actual

SENDCo Admin Assistant job summary

Location: Hillside Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hours, Term time plus (39 weeks)
Salary: ALT Grade D £22,456.02 - £22,989.50 Annually Actual

We are looking for a SENDCo Admin Assistant to join Hillside Primary School & Nursery in Ipswich, a caring and inclusive primary school where every child is valued and encouraged to achieve their best. This is an important role at the centre of school life, providing efficient administrative support that helps colleagues, pupils and families feel informed, supported and connected. We are seeking someone who combines strong organisational skills with attention to detail, confidence using ICT systems and a warm, professional approach to communication. Working closely with staff across the school, the successful candidate will help ensure key processes run smoothly while contributing to a positive experience for our whole community.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support, including correspondence, data management, reporting and maintaining records.
• Act as a key point of contact for parents, visitors, staff and external agencies, delivering a professional reception service.
• Support attendance, pupil welfare and safeguarding processes, including first-day calling and visitor compliance checks.
• Assist with SEND, recruitment, finance and operational administration as required by the school.
• Help coordinate meetings, events, communications and wider school activities.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and LGPS

Contact
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, or for more info, please contact Cheryl Ratcliffe, Office Manager, at: c.ratcliffe@hillsideprimary.co.uk

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Hillside Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 402 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Hillside Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hillside-primary-school-ipswich

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