Senior administrative officer - HR
High Well School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2DD43 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 January 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
29 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week + 5 INSET + 5 Admin days (term time only)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,496.00 - Pro rata 45.8 annual weeks
Pay scale
- 6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for people who can demonstrate:
Organisation
- Deal with complex reception/visitor etc. matters
- Contribute to the planning, development and organisation of support service systems/procedures/policies
- Organise school trips/events etc.
- Supervise, train and develop staff as appropriate
Administration
- Manage manual and computerised record/information systems
- Analyse and evaluate data/information and produce reports/information/data as required
- Undertake typing and word-processing and complex IT based tasks
- Provide personal, administrative and organisational support to other staff
- Provide administrative and organisational support to the Governing Body i.e. minute taking
- Undertake administration of complex procedures (HR, Recruitment etc.)
- Complete and submit complex forms, returns etc., including those to outside agencies e.g. D.C.S.F.
- Undertake the administration of Payroll systems
Resources
- Operate relevant equipment/complex ICT packages
- Monitor and manage stock within an agreed budget, cataloguing resources and undertaking audits as required
- Manage uniform/snack/other ‘shops’ within the school
- Provide advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others
- Undertake research and obtain information to inform decisions
- Assist with procurement and sponsorship
- Assist with marketing and promotion of the school
- Assist in the collection, recording and banking of money in relation to school activities
- Manage administration of facilities including use of school premises
- Undertake complex HR procedures
- Assist with the planning, monitoring and evaluation of budget
- Manage expenditure within an agreed budget
- Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Be aware of and support difference and ensure equal opportunities for all
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
- Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals
- Attend and participate in regular meetings
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
- Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others
Responsibilities
Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by the Headteacher.
What the school offers its staff
The successful candidates will be joining a school that offers many other personal benefits including:
§ A positive, friendly and professional working environment.
§ An opportunity to work with an amazing group of young people.
§ Bespoke and comprehensive induction package for new staff followed up with outstanding CPD.
§ A subsidised Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
§ A talented and supportive Senior Leadership Team and dedicated Governing Body.
§ A supportive environment in which your talents will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.
§ Access to Schools Advisory Service and other wellbeing platforms, including cycle to work, and other platforms which give employee benefits and inspire a unique employee experience, enriching personal and working lives
- Employee Assistance Programme, on-site HR management, free parking
If you like the idea of working with a talented school team, we would love to hear from you.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headteacher@highwell.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About High Well School
- School type
- Special school, ages 9 to 16
- School size
- 106 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- High Well School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- headteacher@highwell.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01924572100
High Well School is a Special School which caters for a minimum of seventy 9-16 year olds with an Education Health & Care Plan for severe and profound social, emotional and mental health needs as well as other learning difficulties. The School meets the needs of some of Wakefield’s most complex and vulnerable young people.
High Well endeavours to provide a nurturing environment with personalised support and specialist teaching to enable our pupils to re-engage in learning, develop their social and emotional skills and leave with not only appropriate qualifications but the skills required to succeed in life after school. This is reflected in our vision of ‘Preparing for Positive Futures’.
Arranging a visit to High Well School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacher@highwell.org.uk.
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