Locations St. Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Working Hours 37
Salary£25,989 to £26,402 per annum, pro rata
Working Pattern Full Time
Contract Type Permanent Contract
Closing date: 9am 26th September 2025
Would you like to be part of our friendly school office team?
Can you help to deliver a happy, positive and efficient administrative service to our school?
We are seeking to appoint an organised, motivated and dedicated Office Administrator with previous school office experience, to provide a high level of administrative support to join our hardworking office team within a friendly and inclusive church academy.
The Office Administrator will provide a warm, friendly welcome to pupils, parents and visitors working alongside the office team.
The duties of the role will include:
- Act as first point of call for pupils, parents and visitors at reception.
- Sign in visitors according to the schools safeguarding policy.
- Dealing with a variety of enquiries face to face, over the telephone and via email.
- Assist with SEN administration duties, including maintaining electronic pupil records, producing reports, assist SENCo with referrals, maintain care plans and medication forms.
- Work in conjunction with the office team to deliver an effective admissions process.
- Responsible for pupil, medical related, risk assessments.
- Carry out first aid and administer medicines.
- Attendance administration: telephone calls, messages, letters.
- Preparing letters to be sent to parents.
This role requires excellent communication skills, including a good command of spoken and written English across a range of stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be highly organised and be able to multi-task, work under pressure and prioritise work in a busy office environment. The ability to work using their own initiative and be an effective team member is essential. Prior experience of working in a school environment and with school systems, such as Arbor, SAMs, is essential.
We can offer you a friendly, supportive school and opportunities for professional development as well as a caring Christian community and fabulous children.
This is a permanent, full-time post with hours of 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday, term time only, plus one week. Part time (mornings) will be considered for the right candidate.
You will be paid on the Single Status pay scale Grade 5 (scale point 12-13) £25,989 to £26,402 pro rata, per annum (Actual salary £23,026 – £23,392).
Apply to: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs
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