Senior Administrator

Sedgemoor Manor School is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Administrator to join their dedicated education administration team.

Sedgemoor Manor is a specialist day school for young people with needs associated with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum/SPLD and aged between 10 and 18 years. Our tailored approach supports young people with a wide range of learning difficulties. We accept that young people referred to us may have previously experienced a 'cycle of failure' and our aim is to have a transformational impact on their lives by experiencing a 'culture of success'.

As Senior Administrator, your role will ensure the administration operations within the school run smoothly at all times. This includes line management of the current small administration team and overseeing the business administration functions of the school, including payroll, finance, HR, recruitment, H&S, and more, with support from the Head teacher and Regional Business Manager.

Key responsibilities include:
- Line managing the administration team to ensure administrative tasks are completed as instructed, to deadline, and to a high standard.
- Ensuring the effective operation of administrative processes and procedures, recognising the importance of enquiries or issues and applying the appropriate prioritisation.
- Assisting in the development and maintenance of specific administrative processes/systems, for example, effective record keeping and filing systems.
- Liaising and working collaboratively with internal stakeholders, including site-based staff and wider central services functions (Finance, HR, Recruitment).
- Taking a lead role in the recruitment of new employees, providing administrative support to managers, undertaking pre-employment checks, and ensuring recruitment is legal, safe, and meets regulatory standards.

We are looking for someone with:
- Experience of leading teams and confidence in taking a lead role in specific processes/pieces of work with appropriate support if required.
- The ability to work collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role and contribute positively to the effective running of the administration function within the school.
- Proven experience in multitasking and high proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, Excel & Word.
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills in order to manage a varied and busy workload to meet deadlines.
- Experience of overseeing payroll and other human resource/employee relations functions.
- Flexibility and resilience to respond to the changing needs of those who we support.
- A strong "can do" attitude.

Aspris Children's Services provides a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services, we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

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