Senior Administrative Officer

The Governing Body of Meadowbank Special School seeks to appoint a highly motivated and experienced senior administration assistant to work in a small, friendly school office. Duties and responsibilities include all aspects of front of house, including monitoring of attendance, communication with parents and multi-agency staff. An excellent knowledge of Arbour, Word and Excel are essential. The post requires a person of outstanding interpersonal and organisational skills to work alongside the current Office Manager. The successful applicant should be able to work as part of a team and also to act on their own initiative. The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and be able to respond appropriately to the confidential nature of the post. The Office Manager must reflect this at the point of contact with the public and the rest of the school community. This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check., Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools. As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented individuals including those:

• aged under 25;
• not in employment, education or training;
• from our local communities including in particular disabled individuals, carers and those from the Cardiff BAME and LGBT+ communities
  
  ability to communicate fluently in Welsh.