Pupil Administrator - Term Time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-361S
• Posted:06/07/2022
• Pay:KR4 (Actual salary £18,951-£19,953 inc. allowance)
• Start Date:1st September 2022
• App Close Date:18/07/2022 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

Advert

Five Acre Wood School is seeking to appoint a Pupil Administrator to work within our friendly team.

The role is for 37 hours per week (8am-4pm, Monday to Friday), term time only plus 2 weeks to be worked during the school holidays (to be agreed with line manager).

The candidate must be highly organised, a good team player, proactive, have excellent communication and ICT skills with a high standard of literacy and clear, concise hand writing.  In addition the candidate must also have a high regard for confidentiality, be reliable, have experience with a good understanding of Microsoft office packages, good typing skills and be confident working with a wide range of professionals.

Job Description:

Principal Accountabilities:

• Taking the minutes at annual review meetings of EHC Plans at all sites and arranging for the checking and distribution of the minutes/plans to include chasing Teachers for new provision plans and SLT for checking of minutes and provision plans.

• Sending annual review paperwork to the Area Education Office within 2 weeks of the meeting.

• Distribution of annual review paperwork to social workers, agencies, teachers etc.

• Liaising with Teachers to advise of need to carry out Parent Consultations.

• Covering reception as necessary while the Receptionist takes a lunch break and at other required times.

• Keeping permission data spreadsheets up to date.

• Photocopying/filing.

• Collation of transition packs.

• Telephoning parents to remind them of annual review meetings on the day prior to the meetings.

• Assist Pupil Manager with the collection and collation of annual academic reports.

• Responding to requests by social services for documents to assist with core assessments.

• Management of parent/carer information on Parent Mail.

• Any other pupil related work.

• Other adhoc duties deemed reasonable.

For further information about Five Acre Wood School, please visit our website, www.fiveacrewood.co.uk 

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is a successful outward looking and expanding Special School based over 4 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We are one of the largest special schools in the country with over 800 pupils on roll aged 2-19 years with profound, severe and complex needs.

Our ‘Outstanding’ school will continue to expand and we are looking for people with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of ‘Only the best will do’ for all our students and staff. We are a Teaching School and part of a collaborative alliance with other special schools. We have been awarded The Schools Wellbeing Award for pupils and staff which demonstrates we really value our people and want to work with them to fulfil their career ambitions.

In addition to your salary, FAW allowance and pension benefits, we have excellent additional staff benefits including:

Confidential staff counselling service A wellbeing app and platform A range of staff social and well-being events Annual flu vaccinations

Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the links below:

We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.

Woodstock 2023 – Woodstock 2023 Festival at Five Acre Wood School - YouTube

Woodstock 2022 - Woodstock 2022 Festival at Five Acre Wood Schools - YouTube

Woodstock 2019 - Five Acre Wood School's "Woodstock 2019" - Amazing Festival in a Day! (Longer Film) - YouTube

We produced our own songs and music videos, you can watch them here: -

Beautiful – Five Acre Wood School featuring Taryn Charles - Youtube

Five Acre Wood School Featuring Jack Rose - Hall Of Fame - YouTube

Don’t Give Up – Nathan Grisdale and Five Acre Wood School - YouTube

We look forward to hearing from you.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references. The school will also, as outlined in Keeping children Safe in Education 2022, complete an online search for shortlisted candidates.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

Documents

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• Pupil Administrator job description