Administration Assistant; BIRBC) at Birch Wood; Melton Area Special School

About this Role

Birch Wood School

Administration Assistant

Birch Wood (Melton Area Special School)

Salary: Grade5 Pay Point 7-8 (£25,191 - £26,409 per annum, approximate starting salary of £21,560.26 per annum)

Hours: 37 Hours per week; 39 Weeks per week

Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and motivated Administrator to work within our successful school team to provide confidential, effective, efficient and flexible administrative support to the school and wider community with minimal supervision.

Joining Birch Wood means becoming part of a warm, committed and highly collaborative community where staff are supported to thrive professionally and personally.

Why Work With Us?

• A caring, nurturing and ambitious culture with no limits placed on pupil potential.
• Small class sizes, strong staffing ratios, and a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Access to in-house specialists and a wide range of therapies.
• High-quality professional development and opportunities across all phases (4-19)
• A creative and outward looking school that works closely with families, external agencies and its local community.

"Staff are proud to work at the school. They benefit from highly effective training opportunities. They appreciate the school's efforts to support their workload and promote their well-being." - OFSTED

• To ensure that visitors to the school site sign in, provide suitable  child protection documentation where applicable, are issued with a visitor pass and are taken to / collected by the appropriate person.
• To answer the telephone and deal with routine queries where possible, or otherwise transfer calls or take and pass on messages.
• To make routine telephone calls to pass on or obtain information or to raise/resolve simple queries.
• To undertake post duties, including collecting, opening, sorting and distributing incoming post, and enveloping and dispatching outgoing post.

Qualifications:

• Level 2 qualifications in maths/numeracy and English/literacy.
• OR Able to demonstrate numeracy/literacy skills sufficient for the demands of the post.

Experience:

• Experience of responding to members of the public in a work setting.
• Experience of completing basic administrative tasks

Skills & Knowledge:

• Knowledge of child protection procedures.
• Knowledge of basic health and safety procedures.
• Ability to use standard office equipment and software
• Ability to use own initiative to respond to routine queries using standardised information.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to support your application.

Professional Growth & Support

• Ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Access to learning networks and visits to other organisations.
• Supportive leadership and a highly committed team.
• Highly committed and motivated Team
• A role which has the opportunity to make a real difference whilst having fun
• A established Central Services Team who support schools and wider colleagues

• Flexible working options.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Defined benefit pension scheme.
• Be an integral member of the team in a vibrant school.
• Create an outstanding learning environment for the success of all of our children.
• Play a significant part in continuing to develop our school.
• Be part of a wider community of Discovery Schools Trust.

• Free parking.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Gym discounts.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Dental support.
• Retail discounts.
• Annual incremental pay increases within the pay scale.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation. If you require assistance completing your application, please contact [email protected] for support.

Depending on your role, occasional travel between Discovery locations may be required. A valid driving license and appropriate business insurance are necessary, and you will need to provide evidence of these…