SEND Administration Assistant at Samuel Whitbread Academy
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Actual Salary: £21,928.00 - £22,628.00 per annum
About this Role
About this Role
JOB TITLE: SEND Administration Assistant
BASED AT: Samuel Whitbread Academy
SALARY/GRADE RANGE: NJC Scale 2D Points 4 - 6 (FTE £25,185.00 - £25,989.00 pro rata; actual salary £21,928.00 - £22,628.00 per annum)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Head of the ASC Provision & Learning Support/SENCO; Lead SEND Administrator
HOURS: 37.00 hours per week (negotiable), term-time including 5 pro rata designated staff training days
The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate 8,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study and have over 1,000 members of staff. It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace. The formative years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.
The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) is a multi-academy trust providing exceptional education across our community of 11 schools and five nurseries. Since forming in 2016, we have grown significantly into one of the largest single employers in Central Bedfordshire. We now educate 8,000 children across the area, from nursery age to advanced level study and have over 1,000 members of staff. It is our aim to grow the BEST in everyone, and everything we do is driven by our values, but our aims can only be achieved if we recruit, retain and develop the highest quality workforce – and we want those we employ to be valued in the workplace. The formative years of BEST has been a real success story – and we are looking forward to an exciting future, too.
Do you want a job where
your daily admin tasks directly help a young person succeed? Samuel Whitbread
Academy is looking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to assist
within our Learning Support Department in the challenging yet fulfilling role
of SEND Administrative Assistant.
This isn't just a
data-entry job. It’s a role in education administration with a team that values
continuous learning. If you are energetic, enthusiastic, and want a job where
your daily admin tasks directly help a young person succeed, you will fit right
in.
We are the team that ensures students with
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) get the right support to thrive.
As our Admin Assistant, you will help to keep everything running smoothly. You will be working closely with our Lead SEND Administrator, our SENCO (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator) and the
wider team.
Whilst experience of working in an educational
setting is desirable, if you haven't worked in a school before and have great
IT skills, a 'can-do' attitude, and a good sense of humour, we can teach you
the rest.
The successful
candidate will be have strong IT and administrative skills, and a genuine
passion for ensuring every student receives the support they need.
For more information
about the role, please view the attached Application pack.
This role will involve
working closely with the students at Samuel Whitbread Academy and you will be
engaging in regulated activity with children.
CLOSING DATE: Midnight,
Sunday 5th July 2026
INTERVIEW DATE: TBA, week commencing Monday 6th July 2026
We reserve the right to
close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
For general enquiries about this role, please
contact Emma Saunders on 01462 629900 or esaunders@bestacademies.org.uk
Information about
Samuel Whitbread Academy can be found on the school website
https://www.samuelwhitbread.org.uk/
Applications may be
made online via the MyNewTerm website, If you would prefer a Word Application
Form, one may be obtained by directly emailing Samuel Whitbread Academy via the
contact details provided below.
Samuel Whitbread
Academy are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children's welfare
and offers of employment are subject to DBS clearance and two satisfactory
references.
This post is exempt
from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the
Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Strictly no agencies.
Related Documents
Contact Details
Emma Saunders
01462 629900
esaunders@bestacademies.org.uk
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Open Data obtained from: Department for EducationBedfordshire
SG17 5QS
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