Senior Administrator
The Arbours Primary Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3QF8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 40 weeks worked per year - permanent contract Start date - As soon as possible
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,992
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we are looking for
- Proven experience as an office administrator or relevant role with knowledge for implementing a range of administrative procedures, including use of relevant ICT packages and systems
- Sound knowledge of Data Protection, Safeguarding and confidentiality issues
- Knowledge of internal and external guidelines and statutory requirements
- Deep knowledge and understanding of the academy, academy policies and procedures, and services to resolve queries and problems
- Creative skills for developing, planning and managing administrative and /or financial procedures and systems
- Analytical skills for monitoring and analysis of information and data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to provide advice, guidance and support on a range of non-teaching issues to Headteachers, teachers, other academy employees, Governors, pupils, parents and other members of the community
- Establish and maintain effective and constructive relationships with pupils, parents and carers, communicating with them as appropriate to share information, and inform them of academy business through daily contacts and written communications
- Perform receptionist duties when needed
- Working at or towards national occupational standards (NOS) in business and administration and knowledge / skills equivalent to current national qualifications level 3
- Significant experience as an office assistant or in another relevant administrative role with a thorough understanding of office management procedures.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, works with a high degree of attention to detail and discretion
- Analytical abilities and aptitude in problem-solving. Resolves office-related issues and responds to requests as well as incorporating new and effective ways to achieve better results.
- Schedule and plan meetings and appointments
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Keyboard skills for system analysis and use of finance management systems
What the school offers its staff
About our Academy
The Arbours Primary Academy is a vibrant, 2 form entry school located in Northampton who are looking to appoint an excellent Senior Administrator with a passion for ensuring the highest level of administrative support is provided to all stakeholders.
At The Arbours Primary Academy, we are a happy and skilled close-knit team of teachers and support staff who work together to achieve the best outcomes for our well behaved and enthusiastic pupils. Staff here are all encouraged to be ambitious, develop their careers and we aim to provide personalised, professional development to suit the needs of the individual.
The Arbours Primary Academy is an OUTSTANDING school.
Salary & Benefits
- NJC 8, FTE £25,992 per annum - £23,416.22 pro-rata per annum
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
- Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
- Awards and Recognition Scheme
- Flexible working patterns
- Benefits Platform
- holiday discounts
- cinema tickets
- restaurant booking discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Further details about the role
About the role
To ensure the administrative and organisational activities within the academy are effectively and efficiently maintained and provide excellent service to the overall running of the academy. This will include a range of financial procedures, including placing orders, invoicing, banking cash, issuing receipts, reconciling petty cash/procurement cards and dealing with supplier issues.
There will be extensive liaison with pupils, parents/carers, other staff and external agencies.
With a strong emphasis on regulatory compliance, including the academy's 'Single Central Record', the role involves the input, analysis and evaluation of data and information and running reports, including processing monthly payroll. There is also responsibility for monitoring pupil attendance and running relevant reports.
General administrative tasks will include word-processing and IT based tasks including operation of relevant equipment and advanced ICT packages; organise and provide administrative support for meetings and take notes; produce, and respond to, correspondence; process forms, returns, etc., including those to outside agencies and day-to-day management of the administrative team.
The role requires the skills to respond to reception and visitor enquiries and make arrangements for academy visits and events, management of any academy lettings and other uses of the academy.
Undertake HR administration and maintain HR records
37 hours per week, 40 weeks worked per year - permanent contract
Start date - As soon as possible
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Arbours Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 336 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Arbours Primary Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@dret.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01059320148
Arranging a visit to The Arbours Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@dret.co.uk.
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