SEND Administrator

Job title: SEND Administrator

Hours: part time and full time considered (up to 35 per week) 

Working weeks: 39 weeks per year (Term Time Only + INSET) 

Salary: PATH 6 up to £24,036 prorated

Contract type: Permanent 

About the Role

As a SEND Administrator you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, professional administrative support to our SEND team. Working directly alongside the SENCo, you will serve as a welcoming first point of contact for visitors, parents and students, while safeguarding the welfare and safety of all pupils. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the SENCo with meeting support, administer access arrangements for examinations and manage general office tasks to keep the department running efficiently.
• Maintain accurate student files, update computerised SEN data systems, assist with timetabling software and manage statutory Annual Review paperwork.
• Answer phone calls, manage emails, greet visitors and students and handle inquiries from parents with tact and professionalism.
• Process incoming and outgoing post, maintain an orderly admin office and support the central administrative team when required.

About You

You’ll have great organisational skills and be able to multitask. Demonstrable work experience in a general office environment including working within administrative procedures including experience of using Google, Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, databases, mail merge and IT packages. You will be able to follow and work within procedures and guidelines. You’ll be able to deal helpfully, politely and tactfully with colleagues, parents, pupils and senior management. You can manage your own workload and meet deadlines, which may at times be competing. Some knowledge of Bromcom database and knowledge of SEN would be highly desirable but not essential. It is essential that you will have the ability to promote and safeguard the safety and welfare of students in accordance with trust and school policies. 

About us

Mangotsfield School has a strong ethos built on our four values. In all aspects of school life we encourage students to love learning, embrace challenges, give and earn respect and grow our community. Our classrooms, our corridors and our systems are built on these values: this supports our culture where we can meet individual needs and close the gaps for our students. 

Mangotsfield School is a local secondary school firmly rooted in, and proudly working within, the community which it serves. The school is situated in pleasant semi-rural surroundings on the north-eastern outskirts of Bristol. Mangotsfield School benefits from being part of a wider trust and partners with Downend School to deliver 16-19 opportunities for all students.  

We can offer you:

• Happy, engaging students who thrive on inspirational leadership
• A supportive trust and school community
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover
• Access to Health Shield, a fully funded healthcare scheme
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance

In order to apply for this role please fully complete an application form via Eteach by 9am, Monday 23rd November. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process. 

Further details and additional information about our trust may be viewed on our website. 

Please know that depending on the number of applications received we may decide to close the advert early. If you do not hear from us by a week after the closing date then please assume that you have not been shortlisted for an interview. If you have previously applied for this role there is no requirement to apply again, all applications will be reviewed. We wish you all the best in your future and ask that you join our E-Teach Talent Pool so as to keep up to date with all of our latest current opportunities. 

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child 

Pathway Trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our students.