School Administrator

School Administrator 

Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East
Salary: £12.37 to £12.71 p/hr.  Annual salary £23,235 to £23,874 (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-Time – 40 hours per week – Term Time, plus 2 extra weeks to be worked during school holidays 

Join Aurora Summerfields – Where Every Child Matters

Aurora Summerfields School opened in April 2023 and is already making a meaningful impact. With capacity of 50 students, we are an independent specialist school supporting children and young people aged 5–19 with Autism spectrum conditions and associated challenges in accessing education.  We're proud to have received Outstanding ratings in Behaviour & Attitudes and Personal Development in our latest Ofsted inspection.

We're currently looking for an experienced Administrator.  

The Role / Key duties:

In this post you will support the Senior Leadership Team (Principal, Head of School, Lead SENDCo and School Business Manager) in the efficient and effective administration for the School site. It is essential that the person for this role is organised, able to multitask, work flexibly and have a 'can do' approach to work, as no two days are the same. 

• Ownership and administrative and monitoring tasks for a number of MIS systems linked to School, staff and students, to include but not limited to, training, set up, assigning permissions, updating, auditing and archiving data and general frontline support.
• Maintaining, updating, sorting and retrieving a range of records/statistical data, including attendance, company devices, practical resources and equipment
• Taking minutes across a range of SEND, pastoral and clinical meetings, communicate actions and follow up on completion.
• Produce templates, forms and resources as directed by the SLT.
• Organising and facilitating interviews and provide support to the recruitment and onboarding processes of staff.
• Efficient correspondence to parents, agencies, professionals and staff following standard procedures for security of confidential data and information
• Supporting in the arrangement and co-ordination of events to include Careers Day, School concerts, parents evenings, open events and associated marketing initiatives.
• General administration includes reception cover and telephone duties, as well as, but not limited to, monitoring emails and taking appropriate action, and receiving visitors and deliveries. 

Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate: 

• Previous Administration experience 
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Good level of literacy and numeracy
• Must have excellent computer skills – Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, Powerpoint and ability to use range of databases
• Organised, good time management
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Discreet, confidential and reliable

Why Work With Us?

At Aurora Summerfields, you'll be part of a passionate, supportive team that puts children first. You'll have the opportunity to grow professionally while helping pupils thrive in a setting that celebrates individuality and progress.

What's on offer?

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support.  We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career. 

• Save money on your bills

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further.  Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are.  You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more.  You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. 

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations.  We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills.  You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. 

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We'll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.  If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at karen.-aurora-

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.