SEND Admin Assistant

Contract Type:
Permanent

Working Hours:

Full Time, 35 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications

Required:

Numeracy and literacy skills

Start Date:

1st September 2026
Salary: £26,403 - £28,142 per annum

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a SEND Admin Assistant to join our fantastic team at Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA). The main purpose of the job is to provide efficient, responsive and high-quality administrative support to the Targeted Additional Support Team under the direction of the SENDCO and senior leaders. You will work independently to manage administrative procedures, ensure compliance with school policies, and contribute positively to the wider ethos and aims of the school.

This is a varied and rewarding role where attention to detail and ability to multitask will make a real impact.

• Provide high-level administrative support to the SEND department
• Maintain accurate manual and computerised records, producing reports and statistics as required
• Draft letters and communicate with parents and external agencies
• Collate and analyze data, ensuring adherence to deadlines
• Arrange meetings, coordinate events and take high-quality minutes
• Respond independently to correspondence where appropriate
• Support pupil welfare, including first aid and liaise with parents (training provided)
• Maintain effective links with the main school administration team
• Manage stationery supplies and departmental resources
• Use ICT systems such as Word, Excel, databases, email and internet systems
• Support wider school administrative duties, including examination invigilation where appropriate

• Outstanding administrator with experience in administrative operations within a SEND provision
• Highly organised, proactive and able to manage day-to-day administrative operations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to engage with parents, colleagues, students and external professionals
• Strong ICT and administrative skills, enabling accurate records, report production, data analysis and consistent deadline delivery

• Generous holiday allowance of 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to 31 days after five years of local government service; purchase up to two additional weeks during the annual leave purchase period
• Access to the UK's largest local government pension scheme with options to top up benefits; includes life cover of three times the salary as a lump sum
• Enhanced parental and carers leave with ample time to bond with a newborn or support family during critical life events
• Discounts on a range of services, including weekly shop, holidays, phone contracts, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs and eye tests
• Learning and development opportunities, workshops, training sessions, apprenticeships and qualifications with a comprehensive onboarding process
• Good Employment Charter membership with secure, flexible work, annual pay reviews and support from three trade unions
• Up to three days volunteering leave, pro-rata of paid volunteering leave, in addition to existing benefits

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. This post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice can be viewed.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK, and other pre-employment checks where applicable. We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.