Pastoral Administration Officer

Prospere Learning Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD for all roles

Health Plan

Generous Pension Contribution

26 days annual leave increasing to 31

Cyclescheme

Employee Assistance Programmes

Credit Union

Flexible working options

Mental Health First Aid

Blue Light Card

BYOND cashback card

Job summary

Prospere Learning Trust's MEA Central is seeking a dedicated Pastoral Administration Officer to support the School Office and pastoral team. This 35-hour per week, term-time role provides essential administrative and financial support to the school and its pupils.

You will work closely with the Pastoral Manager and SLT to maintain accurate records, ensure confidentiality and data protection, and contribute to safeguarding while delivering high-quality service to parents and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative support environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong personal and office organisational skills with robust administrative systems.
• Good numeracy skills for data and reporting.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient, high-quality administrative support to the school.
• Collaborate with staff and parents to support pupil wellbeing and Every Child Matters outcomes.
• Maintain manual and computerised records and generate reports as required.
• Ensure consistency with main school admin team and support wider school needs.
• Maintain confidentiality and comply with child protection, health and safety, and data protection policies.
• Provide high-level admin support across the department, including letters, communications with parents and agencies, data analysis, and deadlines.

Skills

Experience in administrative role

Written and verbal communication

Organisational skills

Numeracy

Safeguarding commitment

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Pastoral Administration Officer to join our fantastic team at MEA Central

This is a Grade 4, permanent post working 35 hours per week, term time only plus 10 days. The starting salary is £24,060 and the full time equivalent is £27,274.

We’re looking for:

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within an administrative role. They will work alongside the Pastoral Manager and Senior Leadership Team to provide responsive and high quality administrative and financial support to the school.

Key Responsibilities:

• Under the direction of the School Office Manager and other senior staff, provide an efficient, responsive and high quality administrative support to the school, working independently to manage the day to day administrative operations of a specific department within the school.
• To work collaboratively with all staff and parents in order to support pupil wellbeing and to promote the five outcomes of Every Child Matters.
• To maintain manual and computerised records and to use IT systems effectively to provide reports and statistics as required.
• To ensure an effective link is maintained into the main school admin team to ensure consistency of procedures and to provide support to the wider team/school as necessary.
• To ensure accuracy and confidentiality of all information produced.
• To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person as soon as they arise.
• To provide high level administrative support for the department on a wide range of tasks as required, including but not limited to: writing letters, communication with parents and other agencies, proofing documents, collating and analysing data, ensuring adherence to deadlines.

To find out more about the full responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached job description.

About You:

• Experience working in an administrative support environment
• Effective written and verbal communication skills to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels
• Excellent personal and office organisational skills and ability to develop and maintain effective administrative systems
• Good numeracy skills
• Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining and developing professional knowledge and skills
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload, and that of others to meet deadlines within fixed timescales

All school staff are expected to share the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Specific safeguarding responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description.

Working for Prospere Learning Trust

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. We invest in our staff to achieve their full potential and offer a range of benefits including.

• High quality CPD for all roles
• Bupa Level 1 Health Plan - annual cash back allowance for a range of every day health care expenses
• Generous Pension Contribution - over 26% for teachers and 15% for support staff
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days with 5 years' service
• Cyclescheme - save up to 39% on a bike and accessories and get Strava for free
• Employee Assistance Programmes - including access to free counselling and 24/7 helplines
• Credit Union - regular savings, Christmas saving scheme and access to affordable loans
• Flexible working options - we're happy to talk flexible working where possible
• Mental Health First Aid in every school
• Blue Light Card - discounts on holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more
• bYond cashback card - spend smarter with a prepaid cashback card for your everyday purchases

Visit our website to learn more about our Trust: prospere.org.uk

MEA Central

MEA Central is a thriving 11-16 secondary school in South Manchester, driven by the mission, “A fantastic future for all.” We focus on removing barriers to student success, combining high expectations with warmth and encouragement. Our values of Citizenship, Achievement, and Participation, along with a belief in the power of language, help develop confident, socially responsible young adults.

We offer a challenging, knowledge-rich curriculum to prepare students for GCSEs, further education, and life beyond. Our high expectations are matched by efforts to ignite intellectual passions, fostering autonomous, fulfilled learners. Beyond academics, our exceptional pastoral care and extensive extra-curricular program ensure students gain cultural capital and succeed in areas like sport, music, drama, and community activities.

MEA Central has been graded as good by Ofsted.

“Pupils at Manchester Enterprise Academy Central are incredibly proud and happy to be a part of a diverse and respectful community. Everyone can be themselves. Pupils are considerate of one another. They do their best to model the school's core values. They strive to work hard, be kind and take part