Admin Support Officer
Grade 4, £20,897 – £22,850), (Full time equivalent £24,294 - £25,979), full time, term time only, permanent 35 hours per week.
We are looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic individual to undertake the role of Administrator within the Centre Team. Are you versatile, adaptable and an enthusiastic Office Administrator, with a willingness to adapt to every changing situation.
We hope to recruit someone who can work independently and manage time well to deliver administrative support to the school team.
A suitable applicant would possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and be fluent in a range of organisational and IT processes. Please see the job description and person specification for more detail about what the role entails.
The person we are looking for will:
have a high level of emotional intelligence
be able to manage multiple complex priorities under pressure
be able to build and maintain good relationships with pupils, parents and carers, staff, schools, youth workers and educational and safeguarding professionals
be able to manage their own time and work to deadlines
have experience of handling sensitive and confidential material
understand and support the schools policies and ethos
have a thorough understanding of safeguarding and its application and implementation
have excellent ICT skills (Familiarity with MS Office is essential. Knowledge of SIMS, class charts or CPOMS is desirable)
be able to work in a team and have a good sense of humour
Manchester Secondary PRU provides full time education for pupils between 11-16 who are permanently excluded, at risk of permanent exclusion or are otherwise unable to access a mainstream curriculum. Our aim is to match provision closely to the needs of individual children and young people referred to the PRU by schools, academies or the local authority. We see the needs of all our pupils as centring on their capacity to learn and make progress and seek to address the barriers to success that they face. We have provision in 5 centres across the city and commission further placements with Alternative Providers in a wide variety of settings.
All staff at the PRU are expected to be flexible about where in Manchester they are based and may be asked to work at any of our centres across the city. This post will mainly be based at Mersey Valley Centre but will be required at Richmond Park Centre in Longsight on some days.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024, an online search may be undertaken for short listed candidates as part of due diligence.
The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice.
This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.
We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation
This appointment is permanent. Completed application forms can be returned FAO, Headteacher, via his PA c.iddon@mspru.manchester.sch.uk
Applications and further details can be found at www.greaterjobs.co.uk, or on the school website, www.mspru.manchester.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: 9.00 am on Monday 28th October 2024 and should be returned to Carol Iddon, PA to the Headteacher and HR Manager, by email c.iddon@mspru.manchester.sch.uk