Administrative Assistant

Aspris Education and Children's Services is a leading company in the UK offering independent behavioural care for commissioners across the UK. With over 100 high quality schools, colleges and homes we focus on making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support.

North Hill House School are recruiting for a Admin Assistant to join our administration team. We are looking for an enthusiastic multitasker, who is highly skilled and proficient in the use of Microsoft office, excel & word. The successful candidate will be a solution focused member of the team and be able to prioritise competing deadlines in a professional manner. We are happy to receive applications from applicants who are looking for either term time hours (39) or full time (52), or anything in-between.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light discount card
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Pension scheme
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

Main responsibilities:

• Front of house duties: answering phone calls, picking up voicemails and passing messages to the relevant people; monitoring various inboxes and either responding to emails or forwarding them to the relevant people; manning the reception doors as required, ensuring pupils are accompanied before leaving the school. Supporting staff and SLT in contacting parents/carers throughout the school day as needed.
• Visitors: greeting visitors, offering refreshments and making sure they sign in; checking and recording ID; issuing Visitor badges and making sure they are returned; ensuring staff escort visitors and contractors around the school.
• Working with the school SENCO to manage and administer the student review calendar.
• Liaising with Local Authorities, Social Care, medical teams, CAMHs and External therapists in preparation for student reviews.
• Holding responsibility for paperwork for reviews, sending paperwork before meetings, taking minutes, collating paperwork following meetings and submitting to Local Authorities.
• Ensuring all student EHCP documentation is updated and stored appropriately.

As part of Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

The successful candidate will be able to adapt to company systems and have a good level of English and Maths to fulfil the role. If you can multitask and enjoy being part of a busy environment and have the following characteristics:

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

If you want to progress your career working in Education, Aspris Children's Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.