Education Service Administrator in Streatley

We have a great opportunity for an organised and proactive Education Service Administrator to join our team at Sense College Streatley. This is a part-time, fixed-term role working 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Wednesday from 8:45am–4:15pm, until 22 December 2027, with a salary of £13 per hour.

As our Education Service Administrator, you'll play an important role in keeping the College running smoothly, providing efficient administrative and secretarial support to the Education Service Manager and wider service. You will be one of the people helping to keep everything organised behind the scenes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to telephone enquiries and welcoming visitors
• Processing incoming and outgoing correspondence
• Preparing and collating documents and reports
• Maintaining records and stationery supplies
• Supporting the day-to-day administration of the College
• Helping with financial administration, including maintaining petty cash records, processing internal requisitions and collating orders, delivery notes and invoices for payment

It’s a varied role that calls for someone who enjoys organisation, can juggle competing priorities and is comfortable communicating with a wide range of people.

What we're looking for:

• Someone who is organised, approachable and confident working both independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge and experience of modern office practices, procedures, systems and equipment
• Experience of maintaining budgets and petty cash systems
• Good telephone communication and word-processing skills
• The ability to work under pressure and meet strict timescales
• Confidence using your own initiative and managing a varied workload
• The ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and work well as part of a team
• Previous experience of working with members of the public
• A positive attitude towards learners with disabilities and an understanding of your responsibility in helping to keep them safe
• A willingness to undertake British Sign Language (BSL) training
• A GCSE at Grade D or above (or equivalent) in English and Maths and an RSA Stage II qualification in Typewriting/Word Processing or equivalent are listed as desirable, as is two years' experience working at a similar level
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with deafblindness and related disabilities would also be advantageous

At Sense College Streatley, we provide specialist education and support designed around the individual needs, interests and aspirations of our learners. You’ll be joining a team committed to providing a high-quality and welcoming environment for learners with disabilities. Although this is an administrative role, you’ll be part of the wider College community and your work will contribute to ensuring our learners, colleagues and visitors receive an organised, responsive and supportive service.

The role is based at Sense College Streatley, Keech Hospice Care, Great Bramingham Lane, Streatley, LU3 3NT.

Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holiday entitlement; increasing with length of service
• Free DBS Check
• Free leadership and management development
• Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training opportunities
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Health and wellbeing support
• Pension Scheme

Sense is here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. That's why we’re committed to increasing the number of disabled people working across our organisation and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our vacancies and believe that a diverse range of perspectives, experiences and talents makes us stronger.

We know there’s always more we can do to become a truly inclusive employer, and we’re working together to achieve that. Join us and help create the change thousands of disabled people with complex needs and families told us they want to see: a world without limits.

If you need us to adjust our recruitment process to help you access our vacancies, then please get in touch with a member of the Talent Acquisition team. We are a Disability Confident Leader and commit to interviewing disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for a role.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, Section 128 check and teacher status check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they’re given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.