Senior School Administrator

December 2, 2024

OFSTED Rated Outstanding School in the London Borough of Hackney looking to speak with enthusiastic Senior School Administrators for opportunities working with mainstream and SEN students.

The school are particularly interested if you have oustanding experience as a School Administrator to join their team, but also open to back office staff who are seeking a new challenge.

Job Details
· Supervising office staff to ensure the school office is organised efficiently.
· January start. Full-time, long-term role until at least July 2025 with an option for a permanent contract.
· £120 - £150 per day – PAYE/UMB option available.

Person Specification
· Experience in a school environment as a Senior Administrator or Office Manager capacity.
· Be able demonstrate leadership and team working ability, and effectively communicate and coordinate within the team.
· You will be expected to know how to use SIMS mis system, to enable you to carry out your daily system functions with minimum support/training.

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If you are interested in this Senior School Administrator role in Lambeth, please send your CV to a member of the team at Create Education. We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you haven’t heard back within 48 hours, please contact us to see what options we have for you.

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