Senior Administrator

Senior Administrator

Pathways School - 40 Thames Road, Barking, IG11 0HZ

 

Term Time + 2 weeks (41 weeks)

Grade SO2-PO2 (£24,183 - £26,021)

(depending on experience and responsibilities)

 

Pathways School is looking to recruit a full time Senior Administrator to take responsibility for the smooth running of the office where your professionalism, initiative and office skills will be welcomed. You will have plenty of room to be creative and management is always open to new ideas that positively impact the running of our school.

Pathways School is a newly opened special school for Social, Emotional and Mental Health pupils. As an all through school; we cater for students from Year 3 to Year 11. We are on an exciting journey to our new premises - opening Jan 2022, whereby prior experience at supporting a school with this transition would be desirable. This role is unique as you would be supporting a small school to grow and move.

You will have the flexibility to implement new procedures and systems to ensure the smooth running of the office alongside leading a small team and liaising with external partners to facilitate the site maintenance, cleaning and catering.

This is an autonomous role and you need to be comfortable being independent and making decisions while representing and upholding the values of the trust. This position will suit you if you have good interpersonal and presentation skills, and office management experience. You need to be self-directed and have organisational and problem-solving skills to support the changing school size.

Applicants must have:

• Experience of managing a team
• Experience within an educational setting
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office, Excel and Bromcom
• Experience using database management systems
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Experience of Exams at Secondary Level/SATs systems and procedures
• Excellent HR Management skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Extensive understanding of site management, compliance and Health & Safety
• Experience at lead a small team
• Excellent ability to produce high quality reports and correspondence to stakeholders
• Ability to uphold the values of the trust and the standards and expectations of the organisation

Timeline

• Closing date for applications: 21^st February 2020
• Interviews will be held week beginning: 24^th February 2020
• Visits to the school are encouraged as we are a special school setting

Please contact Paulette Boyens, Business Manager (pboyens@ekotrust.org.uk) to arrange a visit to the school.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including DBS. Pathways School and Eko Trust supports Equal Opportunities Employment.