UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an School Admin/Receptionist to join our close-knit team at New Barn School, part of Acorn Education

Job Purpose

To provide a high quality comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the Service/Site as part of the Administration Team

Key Task Areas and Responsibilities

General

• To provide an effective, timely and confidential administration support to staff and managers as required
• To ensure that relevant records and documents are kept up to date and are stored securely and confidentially at all times
• To respond timely and with flexibility to urgent or last minute staff/service requirements as a service providing function of the Centre
• To support other members of the Administration Team with work that requires extra members of staff to complete the tasks
• Ensure awareness that the service operates to agreed budgets and contribute to keeping within these budgets as instructed
• Exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards and/or remedy them where appropriate. Undertake all duties in a manner calculated to minimise or avoid unnecessary risks, personally or to others

Required

• Prior school experience, working with school systems

About Us

New Barn School offers a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum to boys and girls, aged 6 – 19 years who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health complexities.

New Barn School takes full advantage of its beautiful settings and fosters a love for using the outdoor curriculum including forest school, farm experiences and horse riding. The School is within a commutable distance of Swindon, Oxford, Andover, Basingstoke and Reading and other surrounding towns and villages.

Our services offer a stable, secure and supportive environment, in which the pupils and young people we care for can develop the skills and confidence necessary to help them fulfil their potential.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.