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School Administrator

Major Recruitment
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Darwen, Lancashire BB31BU, England

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance

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  • A full-time, permanent administrative role is available at a SEN Schools' Group in Darwen, Lancashire, offering a salary ranging from £27,769 to £31,002 per year, depending on skills and experience.
  • Candidates should have a good level of literacy and numeracy, along with demonstrable experience in an administrative role, ideally within finance, HR, or an educational or care environment.
  • The position requires strong computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office, as well as accurate typing and minute-taking abilities.
  • Key responsibilities include providing administrative support to the school team, assisting with recruitment and performance reviews, and managing the school's business administration function.
  • Applicants should possess excellent interpersonal skills and be organized, with the ability to manage workloads effectively and multitask, with a minimum of two years of relevant experience preferred.

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this SEN Schools' Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country,

supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

Location: Darwen. Lancashire Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Term Time Only Plus 3 weeks (42 weeks per year worked)

Salary: £14.43 to £16.11 p/hr / Actual annual salary £27,769 to £31,002 depending on skills and experience

Your Skills/Experience:

  • Good level of literacy and numeracy.
  • Demonstrable experience of working in administrative role ideally to include Finance, HR and Pupil administration and/or within an educational or care environment.
  • Computer literacy essential, particularly in Microsoft Office.
  • Accurate typing and Minute taking.
  • Organised and have good time management.
  • Ability to manage workload effectively and multi-task.
  • High level of interpersonal ability with excellent written and verbal communication

The main purpose of the role:

To provide administration support to all areas of the school. Working collaboratively and professionally, this role is busy and varied.

Key duties:

  • Provide an efficient and effective administrative service to the school team.
  • Provide assistance to the School Business Manager and Central HR teams with recruitment, probationary reviews, performance reviews, appraisals.
  • Support School Business Manager with Processing invoices, Goods receipting, New supplier onboarding and Petty Cash
  • Manage the schools business administration function and deliver timely reports and meet compliance deadlines.
  • Assist and support the School Business Manager in managing and responding to issues relating to the support functions within the school, such as First Aid, Off site activities and Catering

Benefits:

  • Full training and continued support
  • Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
  • Free lunch during your working day
  • Perkbox subscription
  • Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
  • Car lease scheme
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Free parking
  • Free membership to Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

  • As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.

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