General Office Administrator

Office Administrator
Location: Cranleigh
Salary: £20,952 - £22,057 per annum with an additional £1,000 Retention Bonus
St Joseph's is a registered charitable trust comprising a special needs school, college, registered children's home and adult supported living houses. Their school and college students are aged 5-19 with complex learning disabilities and severe social communication and behavioural issues.
The Role
The Specialist Trust are looking for an approachable, motivated and adaptable person to join their business and administration team providing high quality administrative support for a varied range of clerical and administrative tasks for the Trust. Candidates will have to demonstrate flexibility and enthusiasm and enjoy working within a team, with all members of the school community; therefore, excellent communication skills and a friendly, confident and welcoming nature are essential for this position.
Your primary focus will be responsibility for the provision of effective and efficient administrative and secretarial support to the school, supporting the Senior Leadership Team and associated administrative functions as required and supporting the Yearly and Event Planning processes. Providing lead support to the Annual Review process and organising and minuting meetings. To provide lead support and cover for other Executive Team and Office Team functions. In addition, the role requires you to provide cover and assistance on the telephones during the school holiday period and support on the administration of all admission procedures and timescales policies and procedures review and updates and on newsletter production.
This is an interesting and varied role requiring attention to detail as well as excellent organisation, administration, interpersonal and communication skills. You will need to be confident at communicating with staff of all levels, external agencies and prospective parents and must have empathy for the needs of students.
Additional Information
This is a full-time role whose hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (including an unpaid 30-minute break each day) - some flexibility will be considered. 25 days plus public holidays paid per year. Role to commence as soon as possible following completion of pre-start compliance checks.
Benefits
£1,000 Retention bonus after 1 month, £250 after 1 year, £500 after 18 months at Trust
Life insurance and Medical Cashplan
Free hot lunch during term time provided by the on-site catering team
Ample free car parking
Annual performance related pay progression, 1:1 mentoring and CPD training
Induction programme
Employee assistance service (confidential, professional wellbeing and counselling 24/7 service)
Excellent network of support across the organisation including a team of Adult Mental Health First Aid and Occupational Health
Based on a beautiful 23-acre site on the edge of the Surrey Hills.
By joining the Special Trust you become a key worker. Own transport is desirable due to the rural location of the school.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this Specialist Trust, please do not hesitate to apply.
CV applications will be accepted in the first instance however, to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process, a full application must be completed via the Trust's website.
_The Specialist Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This position requires an enhanced DBS and reference checks. The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities._
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £20,952.00-£22,057.00 per year
Work Location: In person