Senior Administrator in Norfolk

Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career? If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today!

Kingsbrook School are recruiting for a full-time Senior Administrator to join our dedicated and talented education administration team. As Senior Administrator your role will be to lead the administration operations within the school to ensure it runs smoothly at all times and will include line management of the current administration team.

Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more!

Kingsbrook School is a small specialist independent school for 11-18 year old students with social, emotional, mental health difficulties and complex learning needs. Kingsbrook School is a unique setting within a small holding, so a love of animals is a must. This role will be for 42 weeks per year, this is term time plus 3 weeks.

• Ensure the effective operation of administrative processes and procedures, recognising the importance of enquiries or issues and applying the appropriate prioritisation.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of specific administrative processes / systems, for example effective record keeping and filing systems.
• Liaise and work collaboratively with internal stakeholders including site-based staff and wider central services functions (Finance, HR, Recruitment).
• Take a lead role in the recruitment of new employees by providing administrative support to managers, undertaking a range of pre-employment checks, and ensuring recruitment is legal, safe and meets regulatory standards.
• Oversee financial and accounting administration - invoices, processing of petty cash, checking transactions and undertaking reconciliation in line with academy financial procedures.
• Processing local payroll, ensuring systems are updated in an accurate and timely manner.
• Liaise with external stakeholders including parents/carers, local authorities to arrange visits, meetings to support the referrals and admissions process.
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the organisation of the new pupil admission and transition process including new starter pack and new pupil orientation.
• Work alongside and support the Regional Business Manager with the day-to-day administration queries.

As part of Aspris Children’s Services we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. As long as you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience, we will give you all the training and support you need to progress!

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light discount card
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

• Has some experience of leading teams and is confident taking a lead role in regard to specific processes / pieces of work with appropriate support if required.
• At all times will work collaboratively with relevant colleagues to fulfil the requirements of the role and contribute positively to the effective running of the administration function within the school.
• Has proven experience in multitasking and who is highly skilled and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Excel.

For all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.