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Role: School Administrator
Hours: full time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £21,021 to £22,308 depending on experience and qualifications (plus an additional £2,000 allowance for Health & Safety responsibilities.)
Esland are driven to changing children’s’ lives for the better by providing best-in-class specialist services.
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic School Administrator to join our team at Esland Shropshire School, Ditton Priors, Bridgnorth. Our school is a new provision for children with special education needs, which will open in January 2025. We are looking for someone to assist in the process of opening and beyond, to support in ensuring the smooth running of our specialist provision. Esland schools provide high-quality education in a safe, respectful and inclusive environment that builds a foundation for lifelong learning. We do this by providing a welcoming, happy, nurturing, and supportive learning environment, in which everyone is treated fairly and all achievements are celebrated.
We think that our teams are the best in the industry – if you want to join us, there has never been a better time!
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic School Administrator to join our team at Esland Shropshire School, Ditton Priors, Bridgnorth. Our school is a new provision for children with special education needs, which will open in January 2025. We are looking for someone to assist in the process of opening and beyond, to support in ensuring the smooth running of our specialist provision. Esland schools provide high-quality education in a safe, respectful and inclusive environment that builds a foundation for lifelong learning. We do this by providing a welcoming, happy, nurturing, and supportive learning environment, in which everyone is treated fairly and all achievements are celebrated.
We think that our teams are the best in the industry – if you want to join us, there has never been a better time!
About our schools:
- Help in ensuring the smooth-running of the office
- Managing the “front of house” area – greeting all visitors and making them feel welcome
- Arranging internal meetings
- Assisting with special events
- Being sure to project a professional image of the school at all times
- Forming effective relationships with support departments to ensure the efficient running of the school administration (including maintenance, health and safety processes, ordering of provisions and processing payments
- Supporting the pupil admissions and referral processes
- Being an efficient and effective primary point of contact for all enquiries on the telephone, by email or in person
- Ensuring safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made
- Providing weekly staff attendance reports to People & Culture and Payroll, supporting the attendance management process
- Monitoring and reporting on pupil attendance and updating the school contacts database
- Scheduling meetings and ensuring the delegates are notified
- Supporting the transition processes and preparing all necessary paperwork for students joining and moving on from the school
What we’re looking for:
- Excellent working knowledge of programs such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and numeracy skills
- Excellent organisation skills, able to multi-task and prioritise work effectively
- A friendly manner with all visitors and stakeholders
- Strong administration skills within a School/College environment
- Experience of working in a SEMH/SEND school (desirable)
- The ability to update and maintain records on internal databases/systems
- Understanding and experience of following school security procedures
- The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- The ability to work the required hours (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm)
The above serves as a guide and is not exhaustive; all professional staff are expected to undertake other duties and projects as may be reasonably required by the Headteacher in accordance with the needs of the school. You will be working as part of a team and may be asked to provide extra support within the office during busy periods.
Successful employment is subject to satisfactory Full Enhanced Disclosure, right to work and reference checks in line with government regulations and Safer Recruitment Practices (the company will cover the costs).
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Esland employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other perceived difference.
We can offer:
- A friendly, supportive work environment that guarantees a good work/life balance
- Enrolment into Esland pension scheme
- Comprehensive training and support
- Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 50 colleagues last year
- Cycle to work scheme
- Monthly recognition awards
- Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
- Access to a holiday home based in the Peak District where you can stay for free, on the company!
- The opportunity to make a real difference to children’s lives!
About Esland
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 60 residential children’s and assessment homes, and three schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England. We strive to support our children to achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.
