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Oak Field Outreach Administrative Officer (P/T)
15 hrs/week, term time only, on Mondays and Tuesdays.
GLPC-D SCP 17-21 (£25,989-£28,142 pro rata = approx £9,062.73-£10,126.77)
Oak Field School is a Special School for 166 pupils aged 3-19 with a wide range of learning and physical disabilities, broadly SLD (severe learning difficulties) and PMLD (profound and multiple learning difficulties). On behalf of Nottingham City Council, we also operate the Oak Field Outreach Service to support pupils with physical disabilities and/or complex needs in a wide range of Early Years, schools and other settings across Nottingham. Very often, this involves the provision of specialist equipment and training to support the use of this.
We are seeking a positive, proactive, enthusiastic, and highly organised person with a strong background in successful school or similar administration; experience of ordering and maintaining specialist equipment would be an advantage, as would access to a vehicle on occasion (the team sometimes access our separate storage facility). A broader interest in contributing towards improving outcomes for children and young people with SEN and/or disability and their families is desirable. This is a part-time term-time only post, 2 days/week on Mondays and Tuesdays (not negotiable), to start at the beginning of September 2026.
Under the direction of the Oak Field Outreach Lead Teacher, the focus of this post is to provide general administrative support to the Outreach service, including financial administration as appropriate. This includes maintaining the pupil support and equipment database, the monitoring and management of equipment, general financial administration (eg processing of orders and invoices, and a good/sound knowledge of using software such as Excel), and effective liaison with colleagues, other educational settings, external agencies and equipment suppliers. Please see detailed job description for further details.
Knowledge and experience of ordering and maintaining specialist equipment would be an advantage, and the postholder is expected to be willing to undertake further training as appropriate; the school fully understands that some equipment and school-specific training will be needed in the first instance, and will be supportive of this. In this case, however, we would be looking for a quick learner! The postholder will also be encouraged to participate actively in the wider life of the school.
Working hours are Monday and Tuesday 8-4pm or 8.30am-4.30pm (by negotiation) with 30 minutes lunchbreak.
Since Oak Field is a unique specialised educational setting within the city of Nottingham, we strongly advise that before you apply for this post you have a detailed look at our website (oakfieldschool.org), especially the 4-minute video. Please then telephone the school between 8am and 4pm Mon-Fri to arrange to speak to Jane Buckley (Outreach Lead) to find out more about the role and/or to arrange a visit, ideally during school hours.
Applications close on Tuesday 23rd June 2026 at 9am.
The provisional date for interviews is in the week beginning Mon 30th June 2026.
For the Personal Statement section of the application form, please write a covering letter (1,000 words max) outlining your knowledge, skills and experience in relation to this post.
Safeguarding Statement
A commitment to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is essential, and the successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS check carried out prior to commencing employment.