Sudent Centre Administrator

Job title: Student Centre Administrator

Salary: CSET 10 £26,403 FTE. £8,899 prorated

Hours: 14.5 hours per week. Term time only + INSET

Working days: 2 per week Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3:30pm

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Downend School

About the Role

As a Student Support Administrator, you will provide essential organisational and administrative support to our Heads of House and the wider pastoral team.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Handling document preparation, producing spreadsheets, collecting/collating information and tracking student data.
• Supporting administrative colleagues.
• Provide support to the pastoral team (Heads of House/Assistant Headteacher/Student Support Team and Senior Behaviour Lead).
• Provide attendance administrative support during periods of staff absence
• Provide reception cover
• To create risk assessments for students with injuries (training will be provided)
• Acting as a role model by upholding school values and promoting the safety and welfare of all young people.

About You

We are seeking a proactive professional who can manage their workload independently and multitask effectively in a busy environment.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A good standard of education and proven experience in a similar administrative role.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Google Suite.
• Excellent communication skills, a "can-do" outcome-focused attitude, and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• A high level of personal integrity, displaying empathy and respect for others while remaining consistent and honest.
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues as they arise, with sharp attention to detail.

About us

At Downend School we provide a safe, supportive and challenging learning environment that aims to inspire and empower young people to grasp opportunity; to reach their potential and excel; to develop responsibility and integrity and to respect themselves and others.

We have a strong ethos based on our core PRIDE values of participation, respect, identity, determination and excellence. We set standards high and aim to nurture young people who are well equipped to become active and positive members of the school community and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a time of rapid change.

We are proud of the care and support we offer our students. We strongly believe in the value of creating a friendly and caring school community where youngsters feel a sense of belonging and feel valued and respected. Happy and motivated students will flourish and become successful young people. Above all, Downend is a happy school.

We can offer you:

Happy, engaging students

• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form by 9am, 15th May. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.

Further details and additional information about our school may be viewed on our website.

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities.

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CSET is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.