Customer Service Representative (CSR)

Woodeaton Manor School is a Foundation Special School located four miles to the Northeast the city of Oxford. The school serves young people aged 7 to 18 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH) and where many also have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Main purpose The school business manager (SBM) is responsible for managing the operation of the business functions of our school, including financial management, health and safety, human resources, compliance, and administration. They will advise on and implement the day-to-day support that enables the school to operate effectively and efficiently, and that allows other members of the leadership teams to focus on teaching and learning. Duties and Responsibilities Leadership · Be responsible for line-managing site and administration support staff, including carrying out long-term resource planning and managing the end-to-end recruitment process, appraisal, and professional development · Implement school-wide changes and allocate resources in line with school improvement plans, putting policies and procedures in place and communicating them to staff · Take all decisions in line with the vision and values of schools, and encourage others to do the same · Implement a marketing plan for schools, which utilises school websites, signage, the prospectus, and communications with current and prospective parents Financial management · Oversee the security and reconciliation of cash in hand and debtors on a day-to-day basis, ensuring money is banked, money owed is collected, and clear records are kept · Ensure value for money within procurement of goods and services in line with Trust policy · Manage school’s lettings offer · Ensure the effective and efficient operation of the administration department, delegating tasks to finance/office staff where appropriate Human resources · Maintain the staff absence data in the Trust HR system · Ensure that recruitment, appraisal, disciplinary and grievance policies are administered in accordance with employment law · Advise on HR issues within schools and liaise with the external HR provider Health and safety · With headteachers and premises teams, supervise the maintenance of the school site · Manage the school’s compliance with health and safety regulations, and put in place processes and procedures to ensure the safety of the school · Organise health and safety training for staff Compliance · Manage school’s compliance with statutory obligations, and advise others on the relevant legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements · Track all local school policies and ensure they are updated in accordance with the policy review schedule Administration · Keep records in accordance with the Trust’s record retention schedule and data protection law, ensuring information security and confidentiality at all times · Provide administrative support for headteachers and the governing body · Support the data protection officer with ensuring data protection compliance and helping the school community understand how to comply with data protection law Safeguarding · The school’s business manager will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct. This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date it was drawn up. However, it is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive list. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post. You may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with your role. Woodeaton Manor School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people according to child protection and safeguarding guidelines. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment, and the offer made to the successful candidate will be subject to and conditional upon n enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and other relevant employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, including a minimum of two references, one of which should be from the applicant’s most recent employer. As part of our recruitment process, we will require you to fill in an overseas check and self-declaration prior to interview. *We reserve the right to close this advertisement earlier if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the closing date. Person specification criteria qualities Qualifications and training · A degree or other relevant qualification - ideally in accountancy, business management or a related discipline (Desirable) · A school business management qualification i.e., Level 4 diploma in school business management (Desirable) · Accountancy qualifications or health and safety training (Desirable) Experience · Successful management experience in a school, or in a relevant field outside education (desirable) · Line management experience · Contributing to staff development · Working with children or young people · Experience of human resources or data protection Skills and knowledge · Good financial management skills · Excellent attention to detail · Previous use of PSF(Iris), BPS (Orovia), Arbor (Desirable) · Effective communication and interpersonal skills · Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others · Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders · Understanding data protection and confidentiality Personal qualities · Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the schools and getting the best outcomes for all pupils · Commitment to acting with integrity, honesty, loyalty, and fairness to safeguard the assets, financial probity, and reputation of the schools · Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively · Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times · Commitment to safeguarding and equality · Embraces change well · Deals with difficult situations effectively

Job Overview The experienced Administrative Officer is responsible for supporting the administrative, financial and organisational processes within the school. General Administration · Update manual and computerised record/management information systems (MIS), including student and staff HR & absence records, class lists and internal phone listings · Update and maintain the school calendar/diary · Manage the school diary for prospective parent/carer tours · Update and maintain the school website, ensuring statutory compliance · Manage and organise completed forms from parents · Organise and distribute incoming and outgoing post · Provide administrative support to SLT and staff as needed · Organise individual and whole school training for all staff · Maintain training records for school staff, including medical, on the school’s MIS · Order, monitor and manage stock, ensuring best value following the school’s purchasing processes · Process orders for resources on behalf of school staff in line with the school’s purchasing procedures · Carry out filing, printing, and photocopying · Maintain the operation of the printer and photocopier to ensure it’s ready to use at all times, resolving any issues as necessary · Assist with organising parents’ evenings and other meetings and events, including the organisation of rooms and equipment, and providing refreshments as required · Assist with organising school based medical and other health related appointments, including the organisation of rooms · Assist in the organisation of school trips in cooperation with other staff, including ensuring that staff and external providers (e.g. coach companies) have completed all associated risk assessments · Keep records in accordance with the school’s record retention schedule and data protection law, ensuring information security and confidentiality at all times · Work with the external contractor to manage, administer, and reconcile the school dinner provision · Provide daily school dinner numbers to catering provider in line with the applicable service level agreement, review and agree menus each term, administer free school meals, send invoices, and reconcile payments within the school’s MIS · Provide administrative support to the EHCP process by preparing paperwork for and arranging EHCP Annual Review meetings, collating, updating, and maintaining student records, editing/updating changes to EHCPs following the Annual Review, whilst ensuring that the school’s legal obligations are met in relation to timescales · Provide support with the Local Authority consultation process, including pre-admissions consultations; and collating and processing requests on behalf of the Headteacher · Dealing with leavers’ administration · Take responsibility for the preparation of the School Pupil Census · Completion of returns for the relevant local authority and DfE as required by the Headteacher · Maintain the school’s Single Central Record (SCR) in line with statutory guidance · Document archiving · Liaise with IT in respect of equipment and systems logins · Keeping induction folders up to date · Keeping GIAS up to date · Communication with parents/carers, including working with Home School Liaison Officer to cascade information about activities to parents via Arbor · Working with the DPO to ensure compliance with GDPR, recording any breach and reporting the same immediately to the Headteacher · Reporting Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information Requests immediately to the Headteacher Attendance Administration · Monitor and maintain an accurate record of pupil attendance, producing reports as necessary · Monitor the late arrival of pupils and contact parents/carers to identify reasons for non-attendance, ensuring all safeguarding procedures are followed · Transfer staff absence information into the school’s MIS daily Reception · Act as the first point of contact for parents and visitors arriving at the school · Reception duties, including answering the telephone and managing the school’s email Inbox, ensuring the school meets its expected response times and emails are forwarded to the relevant member of staff as necessary · Deal with telephone and face-to-face enquiries efficiently and in a professional and supportive manner · Seeking support from other colleagues where necessary to respond to complex enquiries · Respond to messages promptly and accurately, passing on information to relevant staff members as necessary · Assist staff and pupils with the information and support they need Security · Control access to the school in line with the school’s safeguarding procedures, including signing-in visitors, checking identification as necessary, issuing passes, and notifying them of safeguarding and safety procedures · Be alert to unknown individuals on the school premises and report any concerns in line with the school’s procedures Written Communication · Write and send email responses that are professional and uphold the school’s vision and values · Update and distribute online and offline communications (e.g., letters, newsletters, social media posts etc.) to parents, staff, and other stakeholders · Assist with marketing and promoting the school Finance · Collect, record and issue receipts for payments from parents · Carry out financial administration in line with the school’s procedures · Payroll administration, including processing starters and leavers, time sheets for agency staff and other HR related claims HR · Support recruitment processes up to conditional offer stage, including processing applications, arranging interviews and carrying out online searches, in line with the school’s Safer Recruitment Policy · Signing off on timesheets for agency staff · Responsibility for collating and maintaining volunteer paperwork Safeguarding · The school Administration Officer will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct · Providing administrative support to the DSL · Maintain the school’s Single Central Record (SCR) in line with statutory guidance Other Areas of Responsibility · Read and follow relevant school policies · Undertaking training required to develop in the role · Ensure all duties and responsibilities are undertaken in line with the school’s Health and Safety Policy · Support with fire/evacuation checks and procedures in line with school policies This job description sets out the main duties of the post at the date it was drawn up but is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive list. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post. You may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with your role. Woodeaton Manor School is committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment and the offer made to the successful candidate will be subject to and conditional upon an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and other relevant employment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, including a minimum of two references, one of which should be from the applicant’s most recent employer. As part of our recruitment process, we will require you to fill in an overseas check and self-declaration prior to interview.