Office Administrator
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salary: Grade E, SCP 7 - 11, Salary £24,294 - £25,979 (pay award pending)
- Location: Pinefield Centre
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
- Hours: 36 hours per week. Plus 5 Additional Days.
- DBS Check: Enhanced
- Closing Date: 20/09/2024 at 23:59
- Reference: EE/24/291157
Office Administrator
Complementary Education Service
Permanent Post Grade E 36 Hours per week (term time) plus 5 additional days
The Complementary Education Service support schools in ensuring that they are meeting their responsibilities to provide a statutory entitlement for pupils who cannot attend due to illness or during a maternity leave.
In partnership with outside agencies, schools and families, we strive to raise levels of achievement for vulnerable groups to enable them to access education and achieve their full potential.
The Service has oversight of and provides support for home educating families. We also offer support and advice to schools in raising the achievement of Minority Ethnic, Traveller, Asylum Seeker and bilingual pupils.
This is a permanent position offering 36 hours per week term time only plus five additional days to be worked flexibly.
We are looking to appoint a suitably experienced administrator who can demonstrate:
- Commitment to promoting the vision and values of the Service
- An enthusiastic, professional and approachable response as first point of contact for visitors
- Flexibility, excellent organisational skills and an ability to multitask under pressure in a busy office environment
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective and efficient use of IT skills
- Compliance with and working understanding of GDPR requirements
We can offer you the opportunity to work in with a dynamic, dedicated hard-working team of professionals working across several disciplines to promote pupils’ social, emotional, and mental health, the participation of vulnerable groups of learners and the promotion of inclusive practice in educational settings.
Closing date for applications is Friday 20th September. Interviews will take place on Friday 27th September
Visits to our teaching base at Pinefield would be welcomed.
For further information please contact John Baden or Rachael Clague:
Tel: 01704 395945 or email
Equal Opportunities
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).
Please fully complete the online application form.
