SENDCo Admin Assistant

Hillside Primary School; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillside Primary School in Ipswich is seeking a SENDCo Admin Assistant to provide high-quality administrative support across attendance, safeguarding, SEND and recruitment processes. The role requires strong organisational skills, careful data handling and confident ICT use, with a warm, professional approach when dealing with families, staff and external agencies.

This full-time, permanent post is 37 hours per week during term time plus 39 weeks, with a focus on ensuring smooth operation and a

Qualifications

• Provide high-quality administrative support, including correspondence, data management and reporting.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Confidence using ICT systems and a warm, professional approach to communication.

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.

Job description

Location: Hillside Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hours, Term time plus (39 weeks)
Salary: ALT Grade D £22,456.02 - £22,989.50 Annually Actual

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.

Summary of Key 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

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 4 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.