Full time 36 hours per week (based over 5 days per week), paid weeks per year 39

[to include 5 days within term time]

Start time 8.20am to 4.12pm (40-minute unpaid lunch) 

Grade: SCP 12, Band F (within the range 12-17)

Starting salary (under 5 years’ service £24,816 - over 5 years’ service £25,381)

We are looking to appoint a PA/Administration Assistant to work under the supervision of the school’s Assistant Headteacher: SENDCO and Inclusion and the Assistant SENCO.  

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of SEND administration work and maintain high standards of communication and professionalism at all times.  You must have the confidence and experience to deal with a wide range of parents/legal guardians, outside professional agencies and other schools’ staff.

The successful candidate will be competent in managing diaries, taking minutes and maintaining student personal data on the schools Arbor and CPOMS operating systems.

Hilbre High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.  This post is subject to an Enhanced Level DBS, Social Media and Medical checks.

Your application will only be accepted with the accompliment of a Personal Statement for this specific role and returnable to the Headteacher, Mr John Barlow, via MyNewTerm.

Closing Date:           Tuesday 9^th December 2025, 9am

Interview Date:         Monday 15^th December 2025

School Safeguarding Statement:

Hilbre High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This role is classed as regulated activity. Applicants will be required to undergo safeguarding checks appropriate to the post, including checks with employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.  Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked 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.  Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks.  It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.  The Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment policies, including policy on the employment of ex-offenders, can be accessed via the school website.