School Administrator

Start Date: March 2024

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week / Term Time Only plus 10 days

Salary – Outer London /United Learning PayScale

Location: Redbridge/Waltham Forest

Closing date: 6/3/2024

Interviews: W/C 11/3/2024

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? We are currently recruiting for a School Administrator to support the administrative functions at Winston Way Academy; however, you may be required to work in any one of the East London Cluster schools within Waltham Forest/Redbridge. This role will be an integral part of the school as you will be the first point of contact for parents and external stakeholders.

The post holder will be expected to promote the highest standards of achievement and attendance across the academy. You will provide a range of administrative, technical, and practical services to support the effective and efficient running of the academy.

We are looking to recruit someone who is highly organised, self-motivated and has an eye for detail with excellent interpersonal skills. The candidate will be flexible, adaptable, solution focused and can work as part of a team as well as independently to meet the school’s objectives. The successful candidate will be passionate about education, resilient and must have excellent communication skills.

Experience of working in a school or similar environment would be an advantage.

For a full list of duties, please see attached the job description and person specification. The successful candidate will need to have GCSE level in Maths and English or equivalent, and a good knowledge of Microsoft Office to fulfil this role to a high standard.

Successful candidates will have:

• excellent administration skills
• excellent communications skills
• excellent ICT skills and experience in using MS software
• a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• initiative when working alone
• drive, determination and a passion for delivering results
• a commitment to developing
• the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage a demanding workload
• a strong customer focus

We can offer you…

• a competitive salary
• a contributory pension scheme
• opportunities for professional development
• a supportive leadership team who invests in people
• a welcoming and attractive learning environment in which to work and where everyone is valued.
• an extensive range of employee benefits through Perkbox

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants. CVs alone will not be considered. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant pre-employment checks.

*A Google search will be undertaken on shortlisted candidates for safer recruitment purposes*