Description Thurston Community College - Thurston, Suffolk IP31 3PB £24,404 - £25,183 pro rata 25 - 37 hours per week (minimum 25), 39 weeks per year, Monday to Friday Permanent Reference: 7083 Required from March/April 2025 £14,060 - £14,505 per annum based on 25 hours per week £20,809 - £21,467 per annum based on 37 hours per week We are looking to appoint a talented and dynamic General Administrator to play a crucial role in our administration team on the Thurston Campus. Your main duties will be to assist with providing effective and efficient administrative support to both the attendance and personal development teams. This will involve a range of general office duties including responsibility for supporting the attendance team in achieving a high standard of student attendance and punctuality on the Thurston Campus. You will also work to support the wider administration team with the arrangements for educational visits and home school communications. The duties will also include first aid with relevant training provided. You will need to be flexible and work with discretion, with the ability to use your initiative being essential. There are many opportunities within the college not only for training and progression but also to become involved in the wider life of the college. Who are we? Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school which comprises two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students from Year 7 to Year 11 is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth; Beyton Campus is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke centre of excellence for students in year 12 and year 13. Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our college community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life. We offer the opportunity to: Join a talented team, dedicated to work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our students. Benefit from ongoing Professional Development Make a difference to our talented and creative students Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme Thurston Community College enjoys a rural location with free parking and convenient transport links to Cambridge, Ipswich and London. To find out more: If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff, we very much look forward to hearing from you. Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further, please do not hesitate to contact: recruitmentthurstoncollege.org How to apply: Job attachments can be downloaded below: Application Form (docx) Job Description (pdf) Guidance Notes (docx) Completed applications should be made via: https://www.thurstoncollege.org/Vacancies/General-Administrator/ Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and candidates may be called for an interview before the closing date. Closing date: 23 March 2025. Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2024).