Pupil Referral Unit Senior Administrator - #2196029

Pupil Referral Unit Senior AdministratorBased in Erdington, Birmingham
£16ph

Your new company
A Special Needs School which specialises in behavioural issues is looking for a school Senior Administrator to carry out cover to cover long term sickness. The cover is Monday to Friday, term time only, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm until the end of term.

Your new role
Working in a centre with around 20 key stage 1&2 pupils, you will be the only admin support, which will entail:

• Providing efficient administrative support to senior leaders and PRU staff.
• Managing telephone calls, emails, visitors and general enquiries.
• Maintaining accurate pupil records, attendance information and other school data on Bromcom
• Supporting admissions, referrals and pupil transition processes.
• Liaising professionally with parents/carers, schools and external agencies.
• Producing letters, reports and other documentation as required.
• Supporting safeguarding administration and maintaining confidential records.
• Ensuring sensitive pupil and family information is handled appropriately and confidentially.
• You will also support with copying, scanning, laminating and ordering pupil lunches.
  
  Please note that you will have contact with children at the centre who have a number of behavioural issues and at times can be volatile.
  

What you'll need to succeed

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous administration experience, ideally within a school, PRU, alternative provision or education setting.
• Be confident working in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Have excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Be able to build professional relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Have strong IT skills and experience using Microsoft Office.
• Experience with school management information systems Bromcom would be advantageous.
• Understand the importance of safeguarding, confidentiality and GDPR.
• Be calm, resilient and able to prioritise competing demands.

What you'll get in return

Hays Education has had an established Support Service desk in Birmingham, providing quality non classroom based staff into schools. We also provide free Child Protection and Safeguarding Training to any candidate who is registered and working for us as part of their CPD.

What you need to do now
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