Job Introduction
Senior Administration Officer
Hours of work: 37 per week (Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 3.30pm)
Term Time, plus 3 additional weeks
Salary Details: Grade D: FTE £26,918 - £29,616 / Pro Rata: 37 Hours £24,795 - £27,281
Closing date: 10/01/2025 at 12:00
Interview date: 16/01/2025
Job Start Date: 24th February 2025 (or sooner)
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 Officer to join and lead, our friendly school office team. The role of Senior Admin Officer 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.
Experience in school administration is highly desirable, but candidates with the right experience, skills and qualities for the role are very welcome. 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.
Managing a small team, you will provide comprehensive and efficient administrative support ensuring that a high quality and effective service is delivered at all times, including providing administrative support for the Headteacher and Senior Leaders.
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
- Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Work with high levels of accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail
- Be confident, resourceful and able to work calmly under pressure
- Be flexible, adaptable and able to multi-task
- Be able to manage workloads effectively to meet deadlines
- Be able to develop positive working relationships, working collaboratively and effectively with all colleagues
- Have excellent written and good numeracy skills
- Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Publisher
- Ideally have experience with school-based systems such as Arbor
- Be able to organise ‘hospitality’ for meetings, Governors and training days.
- Be integral to the organisation of whole school events such as fayres.
Applications should be made on the HCC Support Staff Application Form attached to this advert and emailed to adminoffice@forestpark.hants.sch.uk
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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