Senior School Administrator

Job Title: Senior Administrator

Salary Scale Point: Scale 5 FTE £27711-£30060 Actual Salary £21381-£23193

Employer: Mercian Educational Trust

Closing Date: Friday 27th June 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Starting Date: ASAP

Details of the Post

32.5 Hours per week

Term time only + Inset Days

The role will be offered on a permanent basis

Job Purpose

To organise and provide school administrative and financial support services to ensure the efficient day-to-day operation of the school and central finance & HR office.

Main Areas of Responsibilities

A School Administrator within a Mercian Educational Trust school is expected to:

• Complete a variety of advanced tasks requiring detailed knowledge and specialist skills
• Demonstrate creativity within the general framework of recognised procedures.
• Have contact with other people relating to issues which are generally not contentious but where the outcome may not be straightforward
• Provide advice and/or guidance to others regarding school issues that are less well established
• Work within clearly defined rules and procedures involving decisions chosen from a range of established alternatives
• Have responsibility for the accurate handling and security of cash, cheques or financial resources and/or have responsibility for ordering stocks and materials for the whole school.
• Work is subject to deadlines involving changing problems, circumstances or demand
• Promote and enact safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons with whom you come into contact.
• To coordinate the office team and act as the primary link to the Trust Finance Team

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