School Administrator

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?*

OFG are taking part in the 4 day working week trial! 

Become a School Administrator at our school Colne Grange, part of Options Autism and start working towards yours.

• £24,960 per annum 
• 38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Term Time Only, Permanent
• UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Colne Grange School is our Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 setting for pupils aged 3 - 11 years old setting. Colne Grange deploys a wide range of teaching strategies to engage and develop the progress of learners, who present with a range of learning difficulties and styles. Our pupils are taught in smaller class sizes and work towards an Equals Semi-Formal Curriculum and National Curriculum expectations where appropriate.

This opportunity is located in Uxbridge, a 15-minute walk from Uxbridge rail station and within commutable distance of Central London and surrounding areas via the Piccadilly and Metropolitan Lines.

The opportunity

Are you organised and meticulous? A great communicator? Colne Grange is looking for a proactive thinker who can help keep the environment organised, engage with the Schools stakeholders and perform any administration duty required for the running of the Nursery. 

The main purpose of this role is to provide a professional, effective and responsive administration service to the college community and attached nursery.

Previous experience with Special Educational Needs (SEN) is not essential but it is preferred. If you have no experience, please research Autism and the challenges it presents. Previous administration experience within a school or college environment is preferred but if you can demonstrate transferrable skills, we would love to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities: 

• Answering calls and ensuring information received via mail, telephone or email is effectively processed or forwarded, ensuring high quality communication at all times
• Answering queries and providing accurate messages to ensure that all individuals are dealt with promptly and appropriately, with diplomacy and discretion
• Producing relevant school documents and typing correspondence
• Processing supplier invoices, including generating purchase orders on the electronic purchasing system
• Providing administration/clerical support 
• Assisting with compiling information packs for professional meetings
• Minute taking as required
• Update, modify and retrieve data on both manual and computerised systems, as required, working within the appropriate deadlines and highlighting discrepancies, in order to provide accurate and useable management information
• Ensure appropriate message/telephone options are correct for the college
• Update/distribute staff internal phone lists as and when required
• Manage own effective personal development as part of the Company’s commitment to invest in staff as the key resource in the organisation
• Ensure you meet statutory responsibilities with regard to Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and other relevant legislation, and conform to professional and ethical requirements

Why join Options Autism? 

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*4 day working week is trialling in a number of our schools, it is dependent on location and isn't guaranteed. 

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