Job Introduction
Senior Administration Assistant
Hours of work: 37 per week (Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3.30pm)
Term Time, plus 1 additional week
Salary Details: Grade C: FTE £25,186 - £26,244/ Pro Rata: 37 hrs £22,096 - £23,024
Closing date: 02/02/2026 at 12:00 noon
Interview date: TBC
Job Start Date: March 2026 (or earlier if available)
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-time
Location of Role: Forest Park School
Forest Park School, is a Hampshire local authority maintained special school. We provide education for children and young people aged 2-19 years with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties, many of whom have autism. The split-site school (Primary and Secondary) is situated in Totton.
At Forest Park School we are committed to providing a friendly environment that allows all pupils to reach their full potential through our long-term mission of ‘opening the door to what’s possible’ supported by our school values of: ‘communication, independence, aspiration, respect and resilience.’ We believe strongly in working closely with pupils, staff, families and partners and welcome all contributors.
We pride ourselves on our consistently high standards and expect all our staff to share this commitment. If you feel that Forest Park is the school for you, we’d love to hear from you!
We would like to appoint a hardworking and efficient Senior Admin Assistant to take on an integral role within our friendly school office team. The role of Senior Admin Assistant is central to the effective running of the school’s day to day communication and administration in our busy school office. This is a varied role and an exciting opportunity for the right person.
Working within a small team, you will provide comprehensive and efficient administrative oversight of and support with, the EHCP Annual Review process, alongside a range of other school administrative duties including Reception, diary bookings and managing stationery resources and ordering.
Experience in school administration is highly desirable, but candidates who possess the right experience, skills and qualities for the role are very welcome to apply. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to work quickly, be self-motivated, flexible, trustworthy and have excellent organisation skills. They need to be able to communicate at all levels and be committed to supporting the welfare of the children.
The candidate will also need to hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work, as we are a split-site school.
The successful candidate will:
- Be happy, friendly and welcoming to all; ideally having experience of working in a school
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels
- Possess excellent IT skills, including proficient use of Microsoft Office (including Word and Excel), including school based systems (ideally) Arbor
- Have excellent written and good numeracy skills
- Work with high levels of accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail
- Be confident, flexible and resourceful; being able to multi-task under pressure, dealing with all matters confidentially
- Be able to manage workloads effectively to meet deadlines
- Be able to develop positive working relationships, working collaboratively and effectively with all colleagues and visitors to the school
- Be able to organise ‘hospitality’ for meetings, Governors and training days.
- Be integral to the organisation of whole school events such as training days and parents evenings.
If you’re interested in this role we would love to meet you! Pre-application visits are warmly welcomed - come and see our Forest Park School community for yourself!
To arrange a visit or find out more, please contact Admin by email: admin@fpshants.co.uk or phone: 023 8086 4949
Applications must be made on the HCC Support Staff Application Form attached to this advert and emailed to: admin@fpshants.co.uk
Please do not send CVs as we are unable to accept these.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient suitable applications are received and may arrange interviews before the closing date.
Forest Park school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process including an enhanced DBS check, a full online check and references from previous employers.
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