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School Administrator – SEN Setting Location: Sittingbourne Contract Type: Full-time / Term-time /Temporary contract A large, well-established SEN school is seeking an experienced and highly organised School Administrator to join their busy and supportive office team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in a specialist environment, supporting both staff and students to ensure the smooth running of daily school operations. Please note: Previous school administration experience is essential for this role. The Role: As a School Administrator, you will be the first point of contact for parents, visitors, and external agencies, providing a professional and welcoming front-of-house service. You will support the wider school team with a range of administrative duties, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and efficiency across all processes. Key Responsibilities: • Managing the school reception, handling calls, emails, and visitor enquiries, • Maintaining accurate pupil records using school MIS systems (e.g. SIMS, Arbor, Bromcom), • Supporting attendance monitoring and reporting, • Assisting with admissions and leavers processes, • Liaising with staff, parents, and external professionals, • Providing administrative support to the senior leadership team, • Supporting safeguarding procedures and maintaining confidentiality at all times Requirements: • Proven experience working within a school office (essential), • Experience within an SEN setting is highly desirable, • Strong working knowledge of school systems such as SIMS, Arbor or Bromcom, • Excellent organisational and communication skills, • A calm, patient, and adaptable approach, • Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes challenging environment What’s on Offer: • A welcoming and supportive team environment, • The opportunity to make a real difference in a specialist SEN setting, • Ongoing support and development opportunities If you are an experienced School Administrator looking for your next opportunity within a rewarding SEN environment, we would love to hear from you

Finance Assistant - Sittingbourne, Kent 6-12 month contract, Hybrid Working, Term Time Hours A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant to join a busy and supportive central finance team in Sittingbourne, Kent. This term time role offers variety, long-term development opportunities and the chance to work within a collaborative education environment with flexible working available after training. Why apply? Hybrid working once training has been completed Access to funded training and development opportunities Local Government Pension Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Discounts with local and national retailers On-site parking The opportunity to gain recognised qualifications through an apprenticeship route A stable 6-12 month opportunity with an immediate start available Flexible working pattern consideration for the right candidate Key Responsibilities: As a Finance Assistant, you'll support a range of finance duties including: Managing accounts across multiple schools Processing purchase orders and invoices Running BACS payments and supplier payments Completing payroll reconciliations Authorising invoices and maintaining accurate records Managing shared finance inboxes Supporting school trips and related payments Working closely with internal and external stakeholders What we're looking for: To be successful in this Finance Assistant role, you should have: Previous school finance or academy finance experience Experience using PSF/Iris and Access systems would be highly beneficial Strong organisation and workload prioritisation skills A proactive and team-focused approach Good communication and interpersonal skills Confidence working in a busy office environment Availability to work a term time schedule with additional holiday working daysIf you're looking for your next finance opportunity in Sittingbourne, Kent, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to join a supportive team where your experience and development will be valued. Job Number │ BS1105 / INDINDUSTRIALWC Location │ Sittingbourne, Kent Role │ Finance Assistant Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy