Administration Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Highweek; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-academy trust is seeking an organized and proactive Admin Assistant to support the Principal and Senior Administrator. The ideal candidate will manage correspondence, maintain pupil records, and be the first point of contact for visitors. Strong organizational and communication skills, along with IT proficiency, are essential for this busy role. The position includes benefits such as health and wellbeing support, pension, and training opportunities, reflecting the trust's commitment to staff development.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Qualifications

• Organized and proactive with strong organizational and communication skills.
• Capable of working accurately in a busy environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with school policies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Principal and Senior Administrator with administrative tasks.
• Prepare correspondence and reports.
• Manage filing, photocopying, and maintain accurate pupil records.
• Be the first point of contact for visitors and calls.
• Liaise with staff, parents, and external agencies.

Skills

Organization skills

Communication abilities

IT proficiency

Attention to detail

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an organized and proactive Admin Assistant to support the Principal and Senior Administrator. The role involves preparing correspondence and reports, managing filing and photocopying, maintaining accurate pupil records, and assisting with data and reports. You will be the first point of contact for visitors and calls, liaising with staff, parents and external agencies, and handling mail and emails promptly.

Requisite skills include strong organisational and communication abilities, IT proficiency, and the capacity to work accurately in a busy environment. Confidentiality and compliance with school policies are essential.

The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we will conduct an online check where necessary.

What the school offers its staff

• Health & Wellbeing
• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme
• Free Parking

Further details about the role

Wave is an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising Alternative Provision Academies, Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy. We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for delivering outstanding pupil outcomes and enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1,000 pupils and employs over 350 staff members.

Our Aim To

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalized programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others, promoting emotional well‑being and self‑esteem; helping pupils to recognize their potential and work positively within their community.
• Respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, developing confidence, independence, self‑esteem and expressing their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
• Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.