Senior School Administrator Ref. TV09625

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Walsall; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Elmwood School is seeking a highly motivated Senior School Administrator to support the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team. This role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, with responsibilities including PA duties, admin support, and managing the SIMS database. The position is term-time only, offering a competitive salary and the chance to work in a dynamic school environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Competency in IT and office systems is essential.
• Experience with SIMS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as Personal Assistant to the Headteacher.
• Provide admin support to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Maintain the SIMS database and manage complex queries.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

IT competency

Organizational skills

Numeracy

Tools

SIMS

Job description

Elmwood School

King George Crescent

Rushall

Walsall

WS4 1EG

Tel: [phone]

Email:

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

Website: www.elmwood.walsall.sch.uk

Senior School Administrator

37 hours per week

Term time only

Grade 5 – points 9 - 17

Actual Salary £22,679 - £25,535 (pay award pending)

Required July 2025 (if possible)

Elmwood School is an expanding SEMH school in the leafy suburb of Rushall in Walsall. Due to the retirement of our current postholder, we are seeking a highly motivated Senior Admin Assistant to act as PA to our Headteacher and to support the Senior Leadership Team within a busy school environment.

You will need excellent interpersonal skills, together with a high level of communication skills, both written and oral, in order to deliver an outstanding quality of service in our busy office.

This is a very complex and integral role to the smooth running of the school, with many high level responsibilities. Some of which are:

• Work as Personal Assistant to the Headteacher.
• Provide admin support to the Senior Leadership Team/Teachers.
• Deal with complex reception / visitor queries.
• Be responsible for updating and maintaining the SIMS database.
• Some Financial responsibilities

The successful candidate will work alongside our newly appointed Admin Assistant/Receptionist, creating the new faces of Elmwood to provide an excellent level of administrative support to our whole school community.

You will need to be competent in the use of IT and general office systems, be literate and numerate, organised and efficient and willing to be flexible in your approach. Knowledge of SIMS is desirable.

If you enjoy working in a busy environment where two days are rarely the same, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like the chance to work with us, information is available on our website, or you can contact Lynn or Dawn by email or telephone for an application pack.

Potential applicants are welcome to visit prior to making an application. Please contact us if you wish to do so.

The closing date for this post is: Wednesday June 4th 2025

Interviews: 4pm Tuesday June 10th 2025

We are totally committed to safeguarding, child protection and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks.