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An exciting opportunity has arisen for Administration Assistant to join The Bridge School.

The Bridge School is a special school for primary age children with complex special educational needs that is part of Forward Education Trust. Many of our children have profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties or present on the autistic spectrum and have communication difficulties.  

All of the children who attend The Bridge School have an Education and Health Care Plan. Our school educates 90 children with complex and multiple needs. Children may have Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) or a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Some children have additional needs including visual impairment and hearing impairment and behaviour difficulties. 

Children attending our school will usually require augmented and modified curriculum opportunities including an overarching mobility curriculum and a sensory experiential curriculum for our more profound learners. 

The Bridge School underpins all its curriculum delivery through continually developing its communication work so that pupils may access their learning in a way personalised to their needs.  

We are passionate about meeting the needs of those children with the most complex needs. Our staff provide a caring and safe learning environment and work in partnership with our parents and carers to ensure that all our children can reach their full potential 

The successful candidate will have:

A good standard of general education and IT Skills, including English and Maths

·        Experience of working within an administrative/reception background

·        A dedication to our vision that all children are entitled to a first-class education

·        Possess a genuine belief that all children are equal and celebrates the diversity in our school communities

·        Excellent ICT Skills including the ability to use all Microsoft packages to word process, send emails and letters, spreadsheets, and mail merge.

All applications:  All Applicants are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

Competitive Benefits:

Forward Education Trust is committed to recruiting and retaining the highest quality staff. To do this, we have an Employee Value Proposition offering a range of benefits to help our staff on a personal and professional level, which includes:

·        Support Staff Local Government Pension – Employer Contribution

·        FET HUB – information all in one place, access to a range of benefits

·        Paid for Health Cash Plan – employee and dependent children benefit – option to add partner

·        Employee Questionnaire – Consultation with staff on a range of issues and ideas

·        Comprehensive induction and probation support and an ongoing performance management & appraisal system

·        Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme – free, totally confidential advice, with face-to-face consultations

·        Personal & professional learning & development – including FLICK online learning and other resources

·        Access to discounts and offers from Reward Gateway and My Perks

·        Occupational Health Service – accessible to support the needs of individual staff

·        Staff recognition – e-cards to celebrate success among colleagues

·        Mental Health First Aiders

·        Policies are developed and reviewed to support positive health & well-being: Family Friendly Working, Special Leave of Absence, Flexible Working, Menopause

·        Our well-being support focuses on managing accountability, workload, and emotional intelligence through professional supervision, peer mentoring, and a supportive organisational culture

·        Staff recognition – awards throughout the year, in line with Trust behaviours and values

·        A commitment to develop new ideas to show we really value what you do for our children