Admin Assistant

Unsted Park School are recruiting for an Administrative Assistant to join a busy and professional administration team. We are looking for enthusiastic multitasker, who is highly skilled and proficient in the use of Microsoft office, excel & word. You will be a solution focused member of the team and be able to prioritise competing deadlines in a professional manner. Previous experience working within a finance or educational setting would be desirable but not essential. 

Unsted Park School provides specialist education for boys and girls aged 7 to 19 with Asperger's Syndrome, higher functioning autism and associated disorders. It's our aim to allow all our young people to thrive effectively within an ever demanding and complex society. Students have ambitions to live and work as self-reliant adults and we can help pupils to reach their goals with continued support, structure and guidance.

Our benefits include:

• exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light card
• comprehensive induction
• commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• pension scheme
• paid for enhanced DBS
• wellbeing support
• cycle to work scheme and more!

You will be responsible for assisting with all business support functions including Payroll and Finance administration support. You will be responsible for reviewing the reducing budget spreadsheet and debit balances on a monthly basis and month end reconciliation, petty cash and ad-hoc financial activities. 

You will be expected to undergo in-house training in a range of areas including Child Protection, Physical Intervention, Behavioural Management, Fire Prevention and Health & Safety at work and other specialist training related to the location as well as relevant CPD. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be able to adapt to company systems, be educated to GCSE level or equivalent standard, and have a good level of English and Maths to fulfil the role. 

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.