Position: School Administrator

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Term Time Only)

Location: Croydon

MATERNITY COVER UNTIL JULY

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

​Horizon Care and Education Group are recruiting for a committed and passionate individual for a permanent opportunity within our Olympus school based in the Croydon area.

Olympus academy is a school for children with SEN and SEMH needs aged 11-19, spread across 2 sites. The school has recently recruited a new headteacher and taken on more children, so is in a great position for staff development.

As a school Admin Assistant, you will work closely with the Head Teacher, playing a key role in ensuring that everything runs as efficiently as possible. This role is far from a general administrator role, as you will be a key player in the success of the school. No two days are the same, and when you aren't organising paperwork and ensuring the reception service is spot on, you may be helping to gather supplies for lessons, spending time with our students, or even taking part yourself!

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As an administrator you will:

• Be point of contact for the Head Teacher
• Process admissions paperwork and keep vital records up to date, such as attendance registers
• Take care of purchases and petty cash returns, from all staff
• Organise room/facilities bookings for the school
• Collate reports as requested
• Be the friendly voice at the end of the phone for incoming/outgoing calls
• Complete duties to facilitate school registration
• Carry out annual reviews of paperwork, and keep contracts up to date
• Continue to bring historical data together to show progress and administrative integrity
• General administrative duties as directed by Head Teacher
• Build relationships with our students, and be a trusted person in their school
• Help outside of the box - could you collect supplies to make lessons more fun, or provide transport for school trips?
• Know our school inside and out, and be passionate about the work we do

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Why work for us?

• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
• Free DBS check and Update Service subscription
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £500 per referral.Government pension scheme.
• Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
• Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.

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To start your education journey with Horizon, click apply now!

Horizon Care and Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and has an expectation that all staff share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references an enhanced DBS disclosure which will be met by the employer.

Closing date for this role is 24th January

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