Description
Become an Eslander and start a truly rewarding career!
Role: School Administrator
Hours: part time, 3 days (22.5) hour per week
Salary: £13,778 to £15,288 per annum (actual), depending on experience and qualifications
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's school based in Grantham. Our school is a provision for children with special education needs, providing high-quality education in a safe, respectful and inclusive environment that builds a foundation for lifelong learning.
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.
We pride ourselves on 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!
Key Responsibilities
* Help in ensuring the smooth-running of the office
* Assisting in 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 point of contact for all enquiries on the telephone, by email or in person
* Ensuring safeguarding of all young people underpins every decision made
* Supporting in generating weekly reports, such as staff attendance and pupil attendance (and relaying information to relevant departments)
* 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 Are 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
* Experience of working in a SEMH/SEND school (desirable)
* The ability to update and maintain records on internal databases/systems
* Understanding and experience of maintaining safeguarding and security procedures
* The ability to respond to time sensitive tasks (often during busy periods) and meet deadlines
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.
What We Can Offer You:
* A competitive salary
* Enrolment into the Esland education pension scheme, which is double matched up to 20%, meaning at total pension contribution of up to 30%
* Company sick pay
* Access to a company holiday home based in the Peak District, where you can stay for free!
* Life insurance to the value of 4 times your basic salary
* Comprehensive, paid induction training and ongoing training within the role
* Fantastic opportunities for career development, we promoted over 100 colleagues last year
* Cycle to work scheme
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including our Online GP 24/7, 365 days a year
* Access to our Green Hybrid and EV car scheme
* A £500 bonus via our 'Refer a Friend’ scheme
* Monthly recognition awards
* Access to big-brand deals and discounts via our employee benefits scheme E-Together
* The opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life!
With over 35 years of residential childcare experience, the Esland group now has more than 65 residential children’s and assessment homes, and five schools, that are spread across the Kent, Hertfordshire, Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands and Northamptonshire regions of England.
This also includes our Esland online school accessible to children throughout the UK which helps to deliver education to children missing education by utilising our specialised Turning the Curve education programme.
With over 800 team members and over 200 young people supported we strive to help our children achieve their very best outcomes, through our bespoke residential care, education, therapeutic and activity-led wraparound services.