Admin Assistant for SEND

King's Oak Academy; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Annual leave

Wellbeing support

Health benefits

Family leave options

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Job summary

King's Oak Academy is seeking a dedicated SEN Administrator to provide proactive administrative support to the SENDCo and SEND team, ensuring smooth processing of SEND paperwork and effective liaison with families and external agencies.

Reporting to the SENCo, the role requires strong organisation and confident communication with senior leaders, parents, students and partners across the academy and trust, contributing to outstanding SEND provision.

Job description

We are looking for a SEN Administrator to provide highly effective and efficient administrative support to the SENDCo and SEND team to ensure the school provides excellent education for all students with SEND. Under the direction of the SENCO, the Administration Assistant will provide general administrative and clerical support to the SEN Department within the academy. They will be expected to undertake administrative tasks such as dealing with incoming and outgoing mail, processing or completing SEND specific paperwork or liaising with families. This is a varied and busy role and will require the postholder to have sound organisation skills and be a confident communicator as liaison will include senior leaders, parents, students and external agencies.

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

King's Oak Academy is situated in the heart of the South Gloucestershire community and is within easy commuting distance of Bristol and Bath. The academy has been part of the Cabot Learning Federation since 2011 and enjoys the benefits of being part of a mature, successful multi-academy trust, offering access to high-quality professional services and opportunities to work collaboratively with experienced colleagues across the trust. As an all-through school, King's Oak is in a privileged position to educate children aged 4-16 and to support families over time. The academy has 228 children in Reception-Year 6 and 662 in Year 7-11. The school is structured into phases that ensures that learning is high quality and responsive to pupils' developmental needs and long-term relationships are fostered with families. As a result, colleagues benefit from the distinctive professional development and leadership opportunities that come from working in an all-through community school. King's Oak was inspected in June 2025 and secured an 'Outstanding' judgement in both Leadership and Management and Personal Development. Inspectors noted that "pupils thrive at King's Oak Academy. The school expects them to 'work hard, be kind', and pupils strive to do this. There are high expectations of what pupils can achieve academically and of who they can become." King's Oak Academy is therefore an ambitious, values-led community in which staff are trusted, developed and supported to do their best work and where colleagues who share our commitment to high expectations, kindness and inclusive excellence can build a rewarding and sustained career.

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!