School Administrator - SEND School

Protocol Education Limited; Kenton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol Education is seeking a School Administrator for a SEND school to support day-to-day operations and act as the first point of contact for visitors, parents and external professionals.

The role requires excellent organisation and communication, with duties spanning reception, inquiries, pupil records and attendance monitoring. Experience in a school setting is desirable and the position is full-time, term-time only.

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Strong communication and organisational abilities.
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Experience within a school environment desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing reception duties and visitor sign-in procedures.
• Answering calls and responding to emails.
• Maintaining pupil records and databases.
• Supporting attendance monitoring.
• Assisting with school communications.
• Producing letters and reports.
• Supporting senior leaders with administrative tasks.
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Skills

Administration

IT skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Workload prioritisation

Job description

School Administrator - SEND School

Are you an organised and professional administrator looking to work within a rewarding educational environment?

Protocol Education is working with a specialist SEND school seeking a School Administrator to support the smooth running of the school's day-to-day operations.

Location: Newcastle & Gosforth
Contract: Full-Time | Term-Time Only

About the Role

You will be the first point of contact for visitors, parents and external professionals, helping to maintain efficient administrative systems while supporting pupils and staff.

This is a busy and varied role requiring excellent organisational and communication skills.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing reception duties and visitor sign-in procedures
• Answering calls and responding to emails
• Maintaining pupil records and databases
• Supporting attendance monitoring
• Assisting with school communications
• Producing letters and reports
• Supporting senior leaders with administrative tasks
• Maintaining confidentiality at all times

We're Looking For

• Previous administration experience
• Excellent IT skills
• Strong communication and organisational abilities
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Experience within a school environment desirable

This Role Would Suit

• School Administrators
• Receptionists
• Office Coordinators
• Business Support Administrators
• Education Support Staff

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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