School Administrator — Term-Time Impact in Ipswich

Polaris Community; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life Assurance

Employee Discount Scheme

Job summary

Polaris Education - Redstone Hall School is seeking a School Administrator to join our Ipswich campus. The role focuses on welcoming visitors, safeguarding pupils, and delivering efficient administrative support to the Headteacher and SLT.

The ideal candidate will oversee attendance, manage communications with parents, and ensure confidential handling of information while coordinating with transport and office staff. This is a full-time, term-time position with progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and child protection practices.
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
• Experience developing systems and processes and using SIMS.

Responsibilities

• Promote safeguarding and welfare of all pupils and visitors.
• Maintain the shared calendar and visitor sign-in process.
• Provide full reception support and refreshments for visitors.
• Produce letters, filing, photocopying and resource ordering.
• Monitor attendance, liaise with parents, and support SLT as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Organisational skills

Time management

Budgeting

Policies & compliance

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Initiative

Systems & processes

Tools

SIMS

Job description

Polaris Education - Redstone Hall School is seeking a School Administrator to join our Ipswich campus. The role focuses on welcoming visitors, safeguarding pupils, and delivering efficient administrative support to the Headteacher and SLT.

The ideal candidate will oversee attendance, manage communications with parents, and ensure confidential handling of information while coordinating with transport and office staff. This is a full-time, term-time position with progression opportunities.