Senior Admin Officer

Eden School, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4NW

7 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 4pm
Date listed
20 September 2024

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: 25979.00 - 29777.00

Senior Admin Officer job summary

The Job:

Eden school seek to appoint a Senior Administrator who will support the School Business Manager with Finance, Data and Exams. This role is term time plus 1 week (40 weeks) working 34.5 hours each week. The pro rata salary is £21,851 to £25,045 per annum.

What does this job do?

To arrange all school meetings including Local Governing Body meetings, including preparation of agendas in consultation with the HT and SBM, and the circulation of relevant papers in a timely manner.
Producing accurate and concise minutes to record the business transacted at the meetings and resolutions made including school briefings
Ensuring data is entered onto the school Arbor and other systems to comply with DfE requirements
To manage the administration for all admissions for the school, ensuring paperwork and timetable is completed and input onto Arbor
Liaise with designated SLT member responsible for examinations, curriculum and assessment.
Producing student friendly exam booklets.
To be aware of examination changes each academic year.
To supervise the exam invigilators. This includes training new invigilators and updating existing invigilators on rules and regulation changes on an annual basis.

What are the job requirements?

Experience providing administrative support at a high level
Proficient computer skills and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint
Experience of handling a wide range of enquiries and an excellent telephone manner
Experience of taking and writing minutes, summarising discussions and writing concise reports in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent organisation with good attention to detail and accuracy
Effective time management and ability to prioritise

About us:

Eden is a small special school for young people aged 8-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), which currently has up to 60 pupils on roll. We pride ourselves in delivering our SHINE values of success, health, inspire, nurture and empower, as we strive to attain the best outcomes possible for our pupils.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils and passionately believe that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful learner in school and prepared for their future working lives. Our pupils thrive in a culture defined by mutual respect and good behaviour.

All our students access the National Curriculum, studying GCSEs and vocational qualifications. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside vocational qualifications and an enrichment programme. Our therapeutic provision provides targeted support for the SEMH needs of our pupils.

About the Education Partnership Trust (EPT)

EPT was established in 2012 as a multi-academy trust and is an approved academy sponsor. Our vision is to create outstanding schools which transform learning, lives and communities. We benefit from our diverse and unique range of schools which include secondary mainstream, alternative provision and special and have a proven track record of sustained improvement. Our schools are united by a drive to improve opportunities and outcomes for children and young people within a collaborative learning culture.

Our staff are our most valued asset so we continually invest in our colleagues and we believe that all teaching and support staff posts within our schools are key in terms of supporting pupil achievement and improving their life chances. As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious professionals who will add value to our schools and trust by helping our young people to succeed.

“If you’re good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you’re the best at what you do, we want you to work for Education Partnership Trust.”

Our extensive range of rewards and benefits include:

Healthcare cash back plan provided free by the trust includes optical, dental, physio, diagnostics, health assessment, NHS prescription charges, hospital cover, discounted gym memberships plus lots more.
Employee Assistance Programme including, counselling, CBT, and wellbeing initiatives.
Cycle to Work scheme.
Access to government pension schemes.
Free parking.
Electric Car Scheme (Salary Sacrifice).
Training, mentoring and progression opportunities including our Emerging Leaders programmes.
Trust wide intranet to share knowledge and resources.

Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please contact the recruitment team HR@ept-uk.com.

We warmly welcome an informal visit or a conversation prior to application. Please contact the School Business Manager - daniel.jones@edenschool.org.uk.

Please be advised, as part of due diligence checks, online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

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.