SEND ADMINISTRATOR
Required to start as soon as possible
Dorset Reference XS8.4
Grade 6-8 depending on experience – £13.47-£14.82 per hour
22 hours per week, some flexibility on working days/times which can
be discussed at interview
Term time only plus staff training days
Permanent Position
We are looking to recruit a SEND Administrator to provide essential admin support to our SEND team. The successful candidate will assist in the day-to-day organisation, operation and provision within the SEND area.
To include:
- Supporting the SEND department through completion of a wide variety of administration tasks
- Assisting with costed provisions
- Liaising with staff, students and parents and outside agencies
- Arranging and overseeing external and multi-agency meetings
- Supporting the delivery of our exams access provision
Knowledge and Skills:
Essential:
- The post requires a high degree of interpersonal, organisation and communication skills including initiative, flexibility, diplomacy and discretion together with a professional approach
- Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office programs with relevant experience of
office work
- Good telephone manner with a calm and friendly disposition
- Accurate written communication skills
- Be able to multi-task, prioritise and work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team
Desirable:
- Experience of working in a school setting
- Knowledge of Special Educational Needs processes
- Experience in using Bromcom
What Ferndown Can Offer You:
- CPD opportunities and training and development programmes.
- Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Access to health and wellbeing support.
- Private Healthcare Cash Back Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts, cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children.
- Access to staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council.
For more details, please contact andreabaxter@fernup.dorset.sch.uk
To apply, please click on ‘Apply Now’ on the Dorset Jobs website or an application is available on our website https://fernup.dorset.sch.uk/information/job-vacancies/
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 5th October 2025
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Ferndown Upper School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.