TADSS Admin Officer - Westfield Arts College

Teaching Alliance of Dorset Special Schools (TADSS) - Westfield Arts College

TADSS Admin Officer

XS 8.4b - Grade 6 (SCP 6-9)

12 hours per week (can be worked flexibly over 2 or 3 days)

Term time only

Westfield is the lead school of the Teaching Alliance of Dorset Special Schools (TADSS). The successful applicant will be providing general admin and finance support for the TADSS Lead.

Tasks will include:

• Maintaining records and databases for outreach requests


• Preparing fliers and taking bookings for courses and conferences


• Collating and analysing course evaluations


• Social media and website updates


• Assisting with the set-up of conferences and courses


• Booking venues and catering


• Taking minutes at TADSS board meetings

A good working knowledge of Word and Excel will be required in addition to excellent organisational skills. Good communications skills (written and verbal) will be essential as will an eye for detail and the ability to work to deadlines. The successful applicant will need to work as part of a team, be able to work unsupervised and use their own initiative. A certain amount of flexibility will be required from time to time to accommodate fluctuations in workload prior to conferences, courses and meetings.

Westfield is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government's safer recruitment guidelines. We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Visits to meet the TADSS team are encouraged.

The closing date for applications is: Sunday 14th June

Interviews: Thursday 25th June (am)

Further Information

Westfield school values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020) provide 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. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.