School Office Administrator/ Admin Assistant

30-35 hours per week, 8.30am – 3.30pm Monday - Friday 

(Hours flexible for the right candidate) 

(40 Weeks a year - term time + 5 INSET days + 5 days across school holidays)

Heathermount is a non-maintained specialist school in Ascot owned by Cavendish Education. The school provides an education for children and young people aged between 4-19 years who have a primary diagnosis of Autism.

The school had a “Good” Ofsted inspection in Feb 2019 and in June 2021 achieved the prestigious Advanced Autism Accreditation status and was awarded with the Leading Parent Partnership Award and the Wellbeing Award for Schools.

We are looking for someone who can provide effective, confidential, and comprehensive administrative support as part of a busy administration team.

Duties will include:

• Assisting with the planning and organisation of annual reviews for students
• Minute taking at meetings (parental, external agencies, department meetings etc)
• To co-ordinate the administration of annual reviews by collating information, liaising with staff and outside agencies, taking minutes at meetings, and circulating information as appropriate.
• Maintaining filing systems, records and spreadsheets as required
• Purchasing leavers gifts
• Maintaining student records
• Monitoring of school stock levels and assisting finance with purchasing
• Covering the School Reception
• Any other general admin duties which are consistent with the role and level of responsibility
• Supporting with Health and safety admin

The ideal candidate would have:

• An organised proactive and flexible approach with the ability to manage own workload.
• The ability to work well under pressure.
• The confidence to work independently, as well as part of a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• IT literate proficient user of Word and Excel packages
• Good typing skills with the ability to take minutes.

Benefits:

• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance cover @2 x your basic salary
• Subsidised lunches
• Paid training and development
• Performance related bonus
• Long service awards

We are a forward looking and ambitious school with a passion for making a difference to the lives and education of our young people and our hard working, talented staff.

Heathermount is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students. All positions are subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, online searches and 2 employment references.

At Heathermount we evaluate applications on receipt and may contact suitable candidates for interview before the closing date. Please note, the role will close as soon as a successful candidate is appointed so early application is recommended.

If you would like to know more about the position or arrange a visit or an informal discussion, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Closing date: 13/07/2023

Interviews: W/C 24/07/2023