Overview and Responsibilities
Admissions and Transition Administrator - Aurora Severnside School
Location: Berkeley, South Gloucestershire
Hours: 40 hours per week – all year round.
Hourly Rate: £12.82 - £13.87 per hour - effective from 1st January 2025
Annual Salary: £26,665.60 - £28,849.60Aurora Severnside is a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing. We aim to prepare students for life beyond school, so further education and employability is truly at the heart of our culture and ethos.
The main purpose of the role:
The role encompasses the Admissions/Transitions and Human Resources Administration.
You will be supporting the students through their admission and transition process along with all site HR processes. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion. Both of these key areas of responsibility require an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office along with an aptitude for bespoke software packages and the ability to understand and manipulate data.
1) Admissions and Transitions, supporting the Admissions and Transition Manager to process referrals, parental enquiries and expression of interests, as well as supporting with inward and outward transitions.
2) HR administrator supporting the Business Manager in the processing and management of new starters and HR processes for current employees.
The post-holder will also be required to undertake general administration duties, along with all other elements of an administration office in an educational setting; such as inputting and retrieving date, taking accurate minutes as required, preparing relevant information for Ofsted inspections and assisting with any other duties that may be required by the School Business Manager, Headteacher or any other member of the SLT.
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
Good level of literacy and numeracy.
Demonstrable experience of working in administrative role ideally to include HR and payroll and/or within an educational or care environment.
Computer literacy essential, particularly in Microsoft Office.
Accurate typing and Minute taking.
Organised and good time management.
Ability to manage workload effectively and multi-task.
High level of interpersonal ability with excellent written and verbal communication.
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Full training and continued support
Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme (from October)
Health cash back plan
Car lease scheme
Bike to work scheme
Perk box
Free parking
Employee Assistance Program
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.