Administrative Assistant

Witherslackgroup; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in the UK is seeking an experienced administrative professional to support daily operations at Cedar House School. You will ensure smooth running by assisting the senior administrator and managing reception tasks. This role offers a rewarding salary and benefits including generous holiday time, training, medical cover, and a supportive community. Ideal candidates are friendly, dependable, and possess strong administrative skills. Join us in making a difference in the lives of young people.

Benefits

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and support

Medical cover

Beautiful working environment

£1,000 recommend a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience in a busy environment.
• High degree of computer literacy.
• Ability to keep multiple tasks organized.
• Friendly and dependable nature.

Responsibilities

• Support the senior administrator.
• Run the reception day to day.
• Maintain accurate files and produce reports.

Skills

Administration experience

Computer literacy

Dependability

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people. We celebrate the little things; there are ups and downs, and for some of our young people, sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call these huge, small victories and, whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

Get out what you put in.

You will be there to keep our busy school running smoothly, from supporting the senior administrator, to running the reception day to day. With your efficient, professional approach you will be responsible for accurate files and production of reports.

“Changing Lives, Building Futures” - We really do make a difference at Cedar House School

Enabling young people to progress and succeed is part of the DNA of our integrated education, care, and clinical team and this is achieved by a commitment to truly celebrating the individuality and talents of every young person.

The primary provision provides a nurturing environment which along with extensive therapeutic support allows a seamless transition to a secondary school that boasts a broad curriculum and far-ranging vocational offer. In addition, the state-of-the-art residential offering enables those young people who reside at the school to benefit from the 24-hour curriculum, while living in a truly homely and personalised environment.

The result is that each young person develops the skills and confidence to achieve both academic and life successes, where they are given the launchpad to realise their potential and leave ready to live life to the full. We were recently recognised as Good in Education and Outstanding for our Residential provision.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician’s or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:

• Have previous administration experience in a busy environment.
• Have a high degree of computer literacy.
• Be able to keep a lot of plates spinning!
• Be hard working, friendly and dependable and able to build a natural rapport with our young people.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future, and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming application from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here. To view our ex-offenders policy please click here. To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the Parents and Carers section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.

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