Prospero Teaching
Administrative Assistant – Specialist SEN School, Poole
Full-time, Monday-Friday
This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly professional, resilient, and well-organised individual to join a warm, dedicated specialist school supporting children and young people aged 2-19 with a range of special educational needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities, and life-limiting conditions.
You will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the school's administrative operations, working in a fast-paced environment where emotional intelligence, discretion, and attention to detail are essential. For the right candidate, there is potential to progress into roles such as PA to the Headteacher.
Contract Details
- Location: Poole
- Position: Administrative Assistant
- Type of Work: High-level administrative and organisational support within a specialist SEN school
- Start Date: ASAP
- Contract: Full-time, Monday-Friday for the rest of the summer term (Potential to extend to longer term)
- Pay: £14.25ph
- Hours: Full-time
Experience, Training and Qualifications
- Strong administrative background, ideally within a school or education setting
- Experience managing and maintaining the Single Central Record (SCR) is desired
- GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths
- Confident using Microsoft Office and school MIS systems
- Excellent literacy, numeracy, and written communication skills
- High level of professionalism, confidentiality, and emotional intelligence
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
- Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Understanding of safeguarding, data protection, and equality policies
Personal Qualities
- Resilient, calm, and adaptable
- Compassionate and able to communicate sensitively with pupils, families, and staff
- Proactive, solution-focused, and able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Committed to supporting a school community where every day makes a difference
Eligibility
- Right to Work in the UK
- Enhanced child-barred list DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
- Ability to provide two professional references
What Prospero Teaching Offers
- Free accredited CPD, including safeguarding and school administration training
- Support from an experienced Education Team
- Clear pathways for career development within school administration
If you would like to be considered for this role, please submit your up-to-date CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching acts as an employment business/education recruitment agency for this vacancy. Registration with Prospero Teaching will be required.
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