Job Title: Administration Manager

Closing Date: 18^th April 2025

Shortlisting: 23^rd April 2025

Interview: 2^nd May 2025

Start Date: June/July 2025

Salary: £30,964 FTE per annum/pro rata     

Hours: Full time

Location: Bosvena School, Bodmin

Contract type: Permanent

 

About Bosvena School

Bosvena is part of the Special Partnership Trust, an extraordinary education Trust who are redefining Special Educational Needs in the Southwest. Our mission is clear: to be a force for good in SEN and make a positive difference to people's lives. We challenge conventions, pioneer excellence, and work tirelessly to create better tomorrows for our young people and their families.

The Special Partnership Trust’s intent is to provide an outstanding special school for pupils with SEMH needs; a school which celebrates neurodiversity by accepting, respecting, recognising and responding to developmental differences and thereby shaping the pupil’s educational offer to inform and improve their outcomes.

Bosvena School will be research focused, innovative and aspirational in its practice where the development of pupils’ SEMH skills are at the centre of our work.

The school will cater for 65 pupils who are aged 4 to 16 and will serve the community of Cornwall.

Bosvena is close to Bodmin with easy access to the A30/A38. The school is due to open in September 2025 and the building works are progressing well.

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly organised and efficient Administration Manager to join our team creating a new provision to transform the life opportunities of young people with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This school will be the only SEMH school within Cornwall providing a continuum of specialist provision and will provide the support to enable pupils to learn, thrive and succeed in their education.

This is a key role in ensuring the smooth running of administrative operations, supporting staff, parents, and students with excellent service and professionalism.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the daily administrative operations of the school, ensuring efficiency and compliance.
• Manage office staff, assigning tasks and ensuring workloads are balanced.
• Maintain accurate school records, including attendance, safeguarding, and student data.
• Handle correspondence, telephone calls, and enquiries from parents, staff, and external agencies.
• Assist with HR functions, including recruitment support, staff contracts, and absence management.
• Oversee financial administration such as invoicing, budget monitoring, and procurement.
• Ensure compliance with school policies, GDPR regulations, and safeguarding requirements.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to support strategic planning and school development.
• Coordinate school events, meetings, and staff training sessions.
• Act as a key point of contact between school leadership, parents, and external stakeholders.

 

What We Are Looking For:

• Previous experience in an administrative management role, preferably in a school or education setting.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information professionally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and school management systems (SIMS, Arbor, or similar).
• Strong leadership and communication skills to manage a team effectively.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• A friendly and professional approach, with a commitment to excellent customer service.

 

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

For further information, click here to visit the Special Partnership Trust website for our People Strategy and Benefits.

Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.

Contact Us

If you would like to discuss the role in confidence please contact Josh Tyers jtyers@bosvena.org

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust and an application pack.

Completed applications should be returned to recruitment@specialpartnership.org at the Special Partnership Trust no later than 18.00 on 18^th April 2025.

In addition to your application form, please click on the following link to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions will be subject to five years of satisfactory references and DBS checks.

Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates' details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.