School Administrator

 

GRADE:        Grade 3 point 9-22

SALARY (FULL TIME EQUIVALENT):  £26,409 to £32,654

subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

ACTUAL SALARY (20 HOURS TTO):   £12,705 to £15,709

HOURS OF WORK:  20 hours per week - term time only (Monday – Friday – 9.30am–1.30pm)

Are you looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference? Lindsworth School is seeking a friendly and dependable School Administrator to provide clerical and administrative support to the school to enable a professional and efficient administrative service. This post covers a wide range of school office functions including reception duties.

Applicants must have experience of working in a school office, have a good working knowledge of Microsoft packages and be able to take minutes of meetings. A GCSE qualification, or equivalent, at Grade C and above in English and Mathematics is also a requirement.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking pro-active team who are committed to further improving outcomes for very vulnerable young people. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or religion.

As a school we are committed to developing the talents and potential of all our staff and place great emphasis on their wellbeing. We are focused on, and committed to, making rapid progress towards delivering an outstanding provision and are looking to appoint staff who have high expectations of themselves and students.

About Lindsworth School - “One size fits NONE”

Lindsworth School is a provision in which all staff work together to support students in developing their academic and social skills whilst encouraging growth in their emotional and mental health wellbeing. The school had a very successful Ofsted inspection in December 2024 and we encourage all candidates to read the report prior to applying https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/1036322.

Lindsworth School is a mixed day/residential special school meeting the needs of 142 students, and rising, from Year 4 to Year 11 who have been assessed as having social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. Many students have medical diagnoses including ADHD, ASC, PTSD, PDA, ODD and Attachment Disorder. They have also experienced significant disruption to their education due to multiple school moves, fixed-term and permanent exclusions and prolonged periods of part-time or no placement in a school.

This is a school where you can make a real and lasting difference to the young people in our care. We are extremely ambitious to provide our students with the best education and preparation for a happy and successful life in the adult world.

Further details and application forms are available online at https://www.lindsworth.co.uk/.

Applicants are encouraged to make an informal visit prior to applying. Please email Vanessa Wilson at recruitment@lindsworth.bham.sch.uk to arrange a convenient time.

Closing Date: 12.30pm on Friday, 27 June 2025

Please submit all completed applications to 

recruitment@lindsworth.bham.sch.uk

Application pack below:

Applicants completing an online application form must also submit a signed copy of their application either at the point of being called for interview or as soon as possible after the closing date.

We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the roles. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by Wednesday, 2 July 2025. If you have not heard from the school by this date, then please presume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Lindsworth School - Safeguarding Commitment

As part of our safeguarding procedures and due diligence, an online search will be carried out on all shortlisted applicants. Any incidents or issues identified from the search will be explored with the applicant at interview.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. 

 

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

 

Rehabilitation of offenders: this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected,’ so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

 

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance).

 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for the role.