School Administrator - Stocklake Park School

School Administrator - Stocklake Park School

Location:

Aylesbury

Are you highly organised, adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment?

At Stocklake Park School, we are looking for an Administrator to join our dedicated team in a busy Special Educational Needs school office. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will work under the guidance of the Senior Administrator and other senior staff, providing essential support to ensure the smooth running of our school office.

Salary type: Other

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time, Weekly

Hours:

35 hours per week, 8.30am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday Term time.

Interviews to be held: To be conducted as suitable candidates apply.

Stocklake Park School is part of the Vale Federation of Special Schools and is based on two sites, Stocklake Park main site and Harding House. We offer educational provision for students with complex learning difficulties, from 11 to 19 years of age. Our vision as a Federation is to provide a supportive but challenging multi‑professionals approach to the education of all the young people in our care, enabling them to achieve the greatest possible level of independence and inclusion.

• Annual Reviews:
  Manage a caseload of annual reviews, liaising with staff, professionals, and parents to ensure statutory deadlines are met.
• Educational Visits:
  Coordinate administration for school trips, including transport arrangements and communication with staff and parents.
• General Office Duties:
  Answer calls, take messages, collect attendance information, prepare admission packs, and assist with Parents' Evening organisation.
• Data Entry:
  Maintain accurate pupil records, attendance registers, and other essential data.
• Additional Duties:
  Reception cover, Fire Warden responsibilities, and attending meetings as required.

What We're Looking For:

• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in IT and data entry
• Ability to work collaboratively and maintain confidentiality

What We Can Offer You:

• Large staffroom with resourced kitchen with complimentary hot and cold beverages
• Employer contribution pension scheme, with Life Cover
• Access to employee benefits including discounts on travel and purchases from local shops, cafes and restaurants
• 24 hour free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Join us and make a difference in the day-to-day life of our school community!

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Lisa Snook (HR Officer).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we appoint an appropriate candidate.

If you have not been contacted within three weeks of the closing date you must assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful.

The above post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure & Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

The Vale Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide two satisfactory references, undertake pre‑employment checks including a health check and have a cleared Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check. An online search (including social media checks) will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self‑disclosure form and return prior to interview.