Post 16 Administration Officer
Grade 3 SCP 5 to 6 £24,790 to £25,183 pro rata (£8,644 to £8,781 actual)
15 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Temporary contract to 31 August 2026
Required as soon as possible
King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart. At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).
We have a vacancy for a confident, enthusiastic and suitably qualified Administration Officer in our Post 16 Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a strongly motivated, person with experience of working with a broad spectrum of young people, to play an important, varied role in this successful and ambitious School.
The successful candidate will be required to provide a full administrative service to the Post 16 Team, including being the first point of contact for students and external enquiries by telephone, email and in person for Post 16 matters, updating of manual and computerised records, assisting with the organisation of School trips and events and the preparation and distribution of resources to support departmental staff.
Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the whole suite of Microsoft Office software and be comfortable using Word and Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and whilst familiarity with this piece of software is not essential the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use this central source of management information on a daily basis.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.
Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed. We will perform online searches as part of due diligence for all shortlisted candidates.
Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA leadership application form will be accepted.
CVs will not be considered
For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment
Closing date: Monday 9 June 2025 – 12 noon
Interview date: W/c 16 June 2025
Pastoral Manager – Post 16
Grade 5 Pts 15-20 £29,093 to £31,586 pro rata (£25,022 to £27,167 actual)
37 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year)
Permanent contract
Required to start 1st September 2025
King Edward VII School is a thriving, over-subscribed School with a diverse intake. It is a stimulating place in which to work, offering many opportunities to students and staff alike. The School enjoys an excellent reputation and sees the calibre of its staff as a key strength. King Edward VII School has two sites within the S10 area, approximately 1.5 miles apart. At King Edward VII School we offer an excellent benefits package, including a pension, eye test vouchers and a wellbeing package. We also offer a full employee assistance programme (EAP).
We have an exciting opportunity for a strongly-motivated person, with experience of working with a broad spectrum of young people, to play an important, varied role in this successful and ambitious School.
You will take a lead role in the development and management of student behaviour strategies and will support them to overcome barriers to learning thereby enabling them to achieve their full learning and social skills potential, particularly with students requiring extra and extended support.
You will be involved in:
organising the daily routines of students, ensuring their readiness to learn
promoting excellent attendance
liaising with parents, teaching and other support staff and external agencies
supervising students around School
encouraging full participation in School life and extending opportunities for students
ensuring the highest standards of behaviour at all times
providing targeted support to individuals or groups
You will be an important person in the lives of our students and command their respect. You will know how to be very firm when required and fair at all times. You will want them all to succeed.
The applicant should:
· enjoy working with a wide range of young people and adults in a busy learning environment
· have excellent organisational skills and be reliable, efficient, flexible and adaptable
· have strong literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
· have knowledge and understanding of young people from varied backgrounds and communities
· have relevant experience of successfully supporting the learning of young people
· want to make a real contribution to the life of this School
· be educated to at least Level 3 (A Level/NVQ 3 or equivalent) qualifications or experience
Applicants must have a good working knowledge of the whole suite of Microsoft Office software and be comfortable using Word and Excel extensively. We use SIMS as our main management information software and CPOMS as our main Safeguarding recording system, and whilst familiarity with these pieces of software is not essential the successful candidate must be able to learn quickly as they will use these central sources of management information on a daily basis.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS.
Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed. We will perform online searches as part of due diligence for all shortlisted candidates.
Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA application form will be accepted.
CVs will not be considered
For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment
Closing date: Tuesday 24 June 2025 – 12 noon
Interview date: W/c 7 July 2025