Administration Assistant

Salary Range: Grade D- £24,891-£26,930/£21,409-23,163(ACTUAL) Cost of living pay uplift pending from 1 April 2026 (subject to agreement).

Hours – 36.5 weekly, Term Time Only

Location: Hallmoor School, 50 Scholars Gate, Kitt's Green, Birmingham, B33 0DL

Contract: Full time, Permanent, Term-Time Only 

Start Date: September 2026

Job Overview:

At Forward Education Trust, our mission is simple: Empowering children and young people to live their best lives.

Our values are: Working together with purpose; nurturing potential; inspiring success.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Administration Assistant to join Hallmoor School.

Hallmoor School is an all -through (4 to 19) Special School part of Forward Education Trust. 

 All the children who attend Hallmoor School have a Statement of Special Educational Need or an Education and Health Care Plan. Our school educates children with cognition and learning needs. Children may have Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), Speech Language and Communication Difficulties or a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Some children have additional needs including visual impairment and hearing impairment and associated behaviour difficulties.

The successful candidate will:

· Be experienced in working within an administrative/reception background

· Be dedicated to our vision that all children are entitled to a first-class education

· Believe and demonstrate that all children are equal and celebrate the diversity in our school communities

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

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:

· Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

· 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

· Staff voice including consultation with staff on a range of issues and ideas

· Comprehensive induction and probation support and supportive appraisal system

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

· Learning and development – including online learning and other resources

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

· Mental Health First Aiders and a package of well being support

· Staff  rewards and awards in line with Trust behaviours and values

Closing Date for Applications: 19th June 2026

Interview Date: 30th June 2026

The Trust may review applications upon receipt and may call applicants for interview prior to the advert closing date. Therefore, you are encouraged to make an early application for this role, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

Please note that only fully completed Forward Education Trust Application forms will be accepted; we will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV) or accept them in place of an application form.

If you do not hear from the school within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. The successful applicants will require an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online search will also be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Forward Education Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate must promote this ethos.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification; qualifications, medical fitness; identity and right to work and two references.