Financial and Domestic Administrator

TES FE News; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A thriving special school is seeking an experienced administrator to provide vital support to its growing number of young people. The role includes administrative oversight of health and safety, managing a budget, and leading Maintenance and Domestic Teams. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work independently, building effective relationships within the school and with external contacts.

Qualifications

• Confident to work with professionals and external contacts.
• Ability to use initiative and work independently.
• Build strong working relationships with a calm disposition.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to ensure effective school operation.
• Lead the Maintenance and Domestic Teams.
• Manage a substantial budget with excellent record keeping.

Skills

Experienced administrator

Strong communication skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

Overview

High Close is a successful special school catering for pupils with a complex range of needs including ASD, SEMH and ADHD. We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and suitably qualified individuals to provide support to the growing number of young people in our thriving School.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support and act with initiative to work with professionals inside the school, with teams across Barnardo's and with external contacts to ensure the school runs effectively.
• Have administrative oversight of Health and Safety.
• Lead the Maintenance and Domestic Teams in the school.
• Manage a substantial budget and contribute to evidence‑based decision making through excellent record keeping.

Person specification / Qualifications

• Experienced administrator.
• Confident to work with professionals inside the school, with teams across Barnardo's and with external contacts.
• Ability to use initiative, work independently, be firm but fair, build strong working relationships, with a calm disposition, willingness to listen and the ability to be assertive when needed.

Contract

The post is a fixed term, full time post, but for the right candidate we will be willing to discuss working hours and patterns.

Safeguarding and pre‑employment checks

Barnardo's Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre‑employment checking. Applicants must be willing to undergo relevant pre‑employment checks, including references being taken up prior to interview and, for the successful candidate, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, in line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance.

Application information

As part of your application, you will need to provide full details of your employment since leaving secondary education, starting with your current or most recent employment first and then by working backwards, including reasons for leaving. Please also include any periods of voluntary work and/or training, providing reasons for any periods not in employment, education or training. Read further about our commitment to safeguarding and our pre‑employment checks in our applicant information sheet below.

Closing note

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.