#### Job description
**_At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you
happy!_**
**_How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?_**
**_Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so
we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s worklife balance.
We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could
be working one day less a week (or equivalent)._**
**_4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement
of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting
time to join us #teamOFG!_**
**Job title: Administrator**
**Location: Dibden Park School, Southampton**
**Salary: £9,756.25 per annum**
**Hours: 17.5 hours per week**
**Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only**
**UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.**
As part of our continued growth we are looking for an Administrator to join
our brand new team at Dibden Park School, part of Acorn Education.
**KEY TASK AREAS & RESPONSIBILITIES**
* To provide an effective, timely and confidential administration support to staff and managers as required
* To ensure that relevant records and documents are kept up to date and are stored securely and confidentially at all times
* To respond timely and with flexibility to urgent or last minute staffservice requirements as a service providing function of the Centre
* To support other members of the Administration Team with work that requires extra members of staff to complete the tasks
* Ensure awareness that the service operates to agreed budgets and contribute to keeping within these budgets as instructed
* Exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards andor remedy them where appropriate. Undertake all duties in a manner calculated to minimise or avoid unnecessary risks, personally or to others
* Operate at all times in accordance with Company policies and procedures, with particular reference to Safeguarding, AdultChild Protection, Complaints and Representations and Behaviour Policies
* Participate in training and take responsibility for personal development
* Participate in team meetings, supervisions and annual reviews in accordance with Company policy and the standards set by the Regulatory Body
* Work to promote the Centre as a valued, professional asset within its community and also to promote a culture that individuals and staff conduct themselves at all times in a manner that reinforces this image
* Ensure that all actions taken are in the interests of the Service Users and the Company
* To work to and exhibit the values of the Company and maintain standards of behaviour in accordance with Company policies, procedures and practices
* To carry out any other reasonable and relevant duties as required
**For a full list of Duties and Responsibilities, please see the Job
Description**
**About us**
Dibden Park School is a brand-new school based in Southampton**. **Dibden Park
School will place 60 students and will cater to students with social and
emotional mental health and other complex needs. This is an exciting
opportunity to grow and develop with a new staff team in a newly established
independent special school.
We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a
rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist
education for vulnerable pupils. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are
leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide
measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
**Why join Acorn Education?**
**Benefits**
**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional
reward package including:**
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits
Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you,
including:**
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
**And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at
the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that
your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.**
**We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All
applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to
a fully enhanced DBS.**
**_*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you
more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful
completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit_**
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