SENDCo Admin Assistant

The Active Learning Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VivUp

Cycle to Work

LGPS

Job summary

The Active Learning Trust is seeking a SENDCo Admin Assistant for Hillside Primary School & Nursery in Ipswich. This role provides essential administrative support, helping colleagues, pupils and families stay informed, supported and connected throughout the school day.

You will combine strong organisational skills with attention to detail, confidence using ICT systems and a warm, professional approach to communications.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Confidence using ICT systems and software.
• Efficient administrative support across duties such as correspondence, data management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support, including correspondence, data management, reporting and maintaining records.
• Act as a key point of contact for parents, visitors, staff and external agencies, delivering a professional reception service.
• Support attendance, pupil welfare and safeguarding processes, including first-day calling and visitor compliance checks.
• Assist with SEND, recruitment, finance and operational administration as required by the school.
• Help coordinate meetings, events, communications and wider school activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

ICT competence

Professional communication

Reception & front-of-house

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support, including correspondence, data management, reporting and maintaining records.
• Act as a key point of contact for parents, visitors, staff and external agencies, delivering a professional reception service.
• Support attendance, pupil welfare and safeguarding processes, including first-day calling and visitor compliance checks.
• Assist with SEND, recruitment, finance and operational administration as required by the school.
• Help coordinate meetings, events, communications and wider school activities.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and LGPS

We are looking for a SENDCo Admin Assistant to join Hillside Primary School & Nursery in Ipswich, a caring and inclusive primary school where every child is valued and encouraged to achieve their best. This is an important role at the centre of school life, providing efficient administrative support that helps colleagues, pupils and families feel informed, supported and connected. We are seeking someone who combines strong organisational skills with attention to detail, confidence using ICT systems and a warm, professional approach to communication. Working closely with staff across the school, the successful candidate will help ensure key processes run smoothly while contributing to a positive experience for our whole community.