Administrator

Overview and Responsibilities

Administrator

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, Term time only

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Actual Annual Salary:  £22,906.76 - £24,782.90 depending on experience

Start Date: As soon as possible

Aurora Vincent House School

As part of our growth strategy, Aurora is really pleased to be opening a brand new SEND Secondary School in 2025 in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex for young neurodivergent people aged 11-16. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing. 

The Role:

Reporting to the School Business Manager, you will form part of our Administration Team, and your role will impact all areas of our organisation. Therefore, working collaboratively, professionally and effectively with every Department of our school carries a high level of responsibility. You will be liaising with our young people and their families as well as staff within the school and wider Aurora group. You need to have excellent communication skills and require empathy, patience and kindness.

The role is integral to creating an environment that is neurodivergent friendly and you will be expected to prioritise the safeguarding and wellbeing of our students at all times for which you will be given additional training.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide an efficient and effective Reception service dealing with telephone enquiries, greeting and looking after visitors and stakeholders.
• Organising meeting rooms.
• Following standard procedures for security of confidential data and information.
• Ensuring that the reception area is maintained attractive and welcoming.
• Prepare documents, reports and presentations as required.
• Ad hoc duties as and when required in line with role and responsibilities

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Vincent House School when required. Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description – Administrator

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:  

• Good level of literacy (verbal and written), and numeracy with at least 5 GCSEs 4/C or above (or equivalent) to include English and Mathematics
• Experience of working in administrative role ideally to include HR and Pupil administration and/or within an educational or care environment.
• Strong computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office.
• Accurate typing and Minute taking.
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage workload effectively and multi-task.
• High level of interpersonal ability with excellent written and verbal communication.
• The ability to be discreet, confidential and reliable
• A willingness to help find the answer, good problem solving skills
• A commitment to being neuro-informed and neuro-affirmative as expected by all our staff and be able to communicate effectively with our young people and their families

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Training and Development - Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support.  We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.

Save money on your bills!! - With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further.  Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are.  You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more.  You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. 

Competitive Pay and Reward - Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations.  We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.

UK Health Cash Plan - This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills.  You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

Employee Assistance Programme - Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. 

Refer a friend for £1,000 - We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to Apply: 

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.  If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com

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. 

This advert could be paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Salary : $22,907 - $24,783