Administrative Assistant

Aspris; Highbridge; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive access to reward anddiscount

Comprehensive induction

Blue Light Card

Free parking

Career progression training

Paid enhanced DBS

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Sedgemoor Manor School, part of Aspris Children’s Services, is seeking an Administrator to join our busy admin team. The role is 39 weeks per year, five days per week during term-time, with a focus on efficient reception duties and safeguarding compliance.

You will handle attendance, invoicing support and general admin tasks in a supportive school environment. You will be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word, able to prioritise competing deadlines, and committed to ongoing

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Ability to prioritise deadlines in a busy school environment.
• Understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the school reception, welcoming visitors and handling enquiries.
• Record student attendance accurately and conduct welfare calls to parents/carers as needed.
• Support finance processes, including inputting invoices and maintaining cost-control spreadsheets.
• Raise BACS requests and follow the correct approval procedures.
• Raise orders and complete goods receipting.
• Provide general administrative support to staff, students, parents and visitors.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Safeguarding knowledge

Tools

Excel

Word

BACS knowledge

Job description

Sedgemoor Manor School are recruiting for an Administrator to join our busy and professional administration team. This role will be 5 days per week to be completed during term-time (39 weeks per year).

We are looking for enthusiastic multitasker, who is highly skilled and proficient in the use of Microsoft office, excel & word. The successful candidate who be a solution focused member of the team and be able to prioritise competing deadlines in a professional manner.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Comprehensive induction
• Blue Light Card
• Free parking if needed
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support

About us:

Sedgemoor Manor School is very different to most schools, set in a calm idyllic site with several buildings for our small teaching groups (maximum 6 pupils) to engage and learn. We are almost at capacity with 100 places for pupils in year 3 through to sixth form. Sedgemoor Manor provides education for autistic children and young people, who are supported in working towards overcoming various challenges. The staff, curriculum, site and experiences here enable them to thrive and achieve excellent accreditation outcomes. Many pupils go onto college and university.

About the role:

This is a varied role and would suit someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, is solution focused, able to prioritise competing deadlines in a professional manner and understands the importance of safeguarding and confidentiality.

This role requires a good working knowledge of finance reporting, with the ability to accurately track, code and report school expenditure. You will support cost control processes to ensure financial records are maintained clearly and accurately.

You will play a key role in the day to day running of the school office, providing a welcoming first point of contact for staff, students, parents and visitors.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing the school reception, including welcoming visitors, answering the telephone and dealing with enquiries in a helpful manner.
• Recording student attendance accurately and completing welfare calls to parents/carers where required.
• Supporting finance processes, including inputting invoices, tracking and coding purchases and maintaining cost control spreadsheets.
• Raising BACS requests and following the correct approval procedures.
• Raising orders and goods receipting.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider school community.

Skills:

• Confident in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• An understanding of finance reporting.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to multitask and remain calm under pressure.
• Professional, approachable and reliable.

As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

For more information please contact Robyn Hill on [e-mail].

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want to progress your career working in Education, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.