[230905] Administrator

**The Springfields Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Administrator to join the School in Autumn 2023.**

**Post**:Administrator

**Location**:The Springfields Academy, Curzon Street, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0DS

**FTE Salary Range**: NJC Grade D, Point 4 - 6, £21,189 rising to a maximum of £21,968 per annum, pro-rata

**Actual Annual Salary**:£18,856.34 rising to a maximum of £19,549.58 per annum

**Contract Type**: Permanent, full time, term time only (39 weeks per year)

**Contract Hours**:37 per week, Monday to Friday

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, job share, compressed hours, or staggered hours. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

**About the role**

We are seeking to appoint an excellent Administrator. The job involves working within recognised procedures and will include reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries from a range of stakeholders including parents, staff and students.

General administrative duties including maintenance of manual and computerised records/management systems, financial administration e.g. collects and records dinner money and undertaking specific duties that support the day to day administrative operations of the school.

This is a great opportunity for a self-motivated and self-sufficient person who is very well organised and with a can-do attitude. We are looking for people who have the following experience and qualities:

- NVQ Level 2 in Administration or equivalent qualification or experience
- Good knowledge of general computer packages and office equipment e.g. Microsoft Office, photocopier, telephones etc.
- GCSE Mathematics and English - Grade C and above or equivalent
- Experience of manual and computerised record/information systems
- Have good verbal and written communication skills to exchange information with a range of audiences (e.g. staff, students, parents and others)
- Previous experience of working in a school, whilst is not essential would be desirable.

**About the School**

The Springfields Academy is an academy over two sites in Calne and Salisbury. This includes a residential provision at our Calne academy. We aspire to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement. Additionally, we are a ‘National Autistic Society Accredited Provision’ with over 90% of the current cohort having a diagnosis of Autism. All students have the potential to access a primary/secondary curriculum.

We are an acknowledged centre of excellence for Autism; we are highly reflective in our practices, and are continually working to improve our provision and practices. We provide a personalised curriculum journey that enables leaners with a diagnosis of autism to develop skills in areas of need and to overcome their barriers to learning. The drive to build ‘safe Independent lives’ shapes this curriculum and everything else that we do. The Academy has a PAN of 190.

**About the Trust**

Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 15 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.

Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

**Next Steps**

**Interview Date**:Interviews are provisionally booked for the **week commencing 16th October 2023.**

**Opportunities and Benefits**

We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.

We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reac