Job Description
About The Role
Ark Victoria Academy is seeking a highly organised and proactive SEND Administrator to support both our Primary and Secondary phases.
Working closely with the SENDCos across our All-through Academy, you will play a vital role in supporting the coordination and delivery of provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, supporting communication with staff, families and external agencies, and ensuring that administrative processes run efficiently to enable high-quality support for our students.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is detail-oriented, compassionate, and committed to making a meaningful difference in an inclusive school environment.
The successful candidate will:
- have experience in an administrative role, ideally within an educational or SEND setting
- demonstrate excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- be confident managing data, documentation, and communication with a range of stakeholders
- have strong IT skills and the ability to work efficiently under pressure
- be committed to supporting the inclusion and achievement of all pupils
If you are looking to contribute to a dedicated SEND team and support the delivery of high-quality provision within a supportive and ambitious school, this role offers a rewarding and impactful career opportunity.
Benefits
Why work for our school?
We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy:
- We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
- Our school's 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' are a great hit - get in touch to find out more
- Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
- Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/
About Us
Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.
Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.
It is for these reasons that Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 'Good' inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024: 'This is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of children in Nursery to the pupils in Year 11 pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy as the school knows its pupils very well, they are very well supported to engage with the school's ambitious curriculum'. The full report (September 2024) can be found here:
We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff.
Visit arkvictoria.org/jobs to learn more about us.
Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
