School Administrator - Prospect Bank School - 11811_1761123191

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council organization in Edinburgh is seeking a School Administrator to provide essential administrative support to the Senior Management Team at Prospect Bank Special School. Candidates should possess strong IT skills, especially in Microsoft applications, and exhibit a high level of enthusiasm for supporting students with special needs. This part-time position offers a salary ranging from £26,337 to £28,835 pro-rata, and involves working primarily during school hours.

Qualifications

• Experienced in administrative support to management teams.
• Ability to perform cash handling and data management.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Senior Management Team.
• Handle cash management and maintain accurate records.
• Manage reception duties and perform data entry.

Skills

High level of IT skills

Proficiency in Microsoft packages

Job description

School Administrator
Prospect Bank Special School

Salary: £26,337 - £28,835 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)
Hours: 27.5 per week, 40 weeks sessional

Working Pattern: Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 15:00. Friday 08:30 - 13:15.

Prospect Bank is a special school for primary age pupils located in the Leith area of the city. The school meets the needs of learners with complex, long term additional support needs where the presumption of mainstream cannot be met. The needs of learners are primarily associated with learning disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder. At Prospect Bank we have 6 classes, each class has a class teacher and support staff. Ratios of adults to children may vary as children develop their needs. We work in partnership with a range of professionals including Speech & Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Educational Psychologists, CAMHS, Community Child Health and Dental Services.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as School Administrator. You will be providing administrative support to the Senior Management Team as well as undertaking cash handling, data management, and reception duties. A high level of IT skills and particularly of Microsoft packages is essential.

For more information about the school, please visit the website https://prospectbankschool.com/; or call 0131 553 2239.

*Note - Please read the sessional working information attached to this advert. This explains how salaries are calculated for sessional (term time) and part time posts.

Sessional staff are paid for the total number of weeks they work each year (40) plus the number of weeks' leave they are entitled to, which depends on length of service.

School Administrators are not required during the 12 weeks of school holidays, however total salary is paid in 12 equal monthly payments, over the year.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds bring to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approached. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect and Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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