General Office Administrator

FULL-TIME GENERAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Actual Salary: £20,952 – £22,057pa

with an additional £1,000 Retention Bonus**

We are looking for an approachable, motivated and adaptable person to join our business and administration team
providing high-quality administrative support for various clerical and administrative tasks for the school.

Candidates will have to demonstrate flexibility and enthusiasm and enjoy working within a team, with all members of the school community; therefore, excellent communication skills and a friendly, confident and welcoming nature are essential for this position.

Your primary focus will be responsibility for the provision of effective and efficient administrative and secretarial support to the school, supporting the Senior Leadership Team and associated administrative functions as required and supporting the Yearly and Event Planning processes.

Providing lead support to the Annual Review process and organising and minuting meetings.

To provide lead support and cover for other Executive Team and Office Team functions.

 

In addition, the role requires you to provide cover and assistance on the telephones during the school holiday period and support on the administration of all admission procedures and timescale policies and procedures review and updates and on newsletter production.

This is an interesting and varied role requiring attention to detail as well as excellent organisation, administration, interpersonal and communication skills.

 

You will need to be confident at communicating with staff of all levels, external agencies and prospective parents and must have empathy for the needs of our students.

Candidates will be assessed as applications are received, therefore early submission is recommended and we may interview and fill the role at short notice if sufficient strong applicants apply.

This is a full-time role whose hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (including an unpaid 30-minute break each day) – some flexibility will be considered.

This role includes 25 days holiday plus all public holidays additional to this. We would consider a job share part-time position if two suitable candidates were found.

 

Role to commence in September 2024 after completion of pre-start compliance checks.

The school is a registered charitable trust comprising a special needs school, college, registered children’s home and adult-supported living houses. Our school and college students are aged 5-19 with complex learning disabilities and severe social communication and behavioural issues. If you are recruited, you will be required to complete
Safeguarding and Team Teach positive behaviour support training as part of your induction. Physical and mental resilience are qualities essential for all our employees.

Perks:
• £1,000 Retention bonus after 1 month, £250 after 1 year, £500 after 18 months at the school
• Life insurance and Medical Cashplan
• Free hot lunch during term time provided by our on-site catering team
• Ample free car parking
• Annual performance-related pay progression, 1:1 mentoring and CPD training
• Induction programme
• Employee assistance service (confidential, professional wellbeing and counselling 24/7 service)
• Excellent network of support across the organisation including a team of Adult Mental Health First Aid and
Occupational Health
• Based on a beautiful 23-acre site on the edge of the Surrey Hills.

 

By joining the school, you become a key worker. Own transport is desirable due to the rural location of the school

 

Apply to find out more!

 

Important Notice: For you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. Pink Tile is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. During the application process, you will be required to:

– Provide details for us to complete reference checks prior to employment.

– Provide an Enhanced DBS on the update service or be willing to obtain one (which Pink Tile can assist with).

Pink Tile Education, their schools and candidates all share the view of “Best Fit, Every Time” and our role is to ensure that every candidate we place has a positive impact on the team of their new employers. 

We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we sometimes cannot reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time, your application may have been unsuccessful on this specific occasion, but we encourage you to apply for positions that you may see in the future. Alternatively, please check missed calls and all your email folders as it may have been that we have tried to reach you. Thank you.