Administration Assistant

Location: Royal School for the Deaf Derby
Hours:22.5 hours a week, term time only. 09:20am – 14:30pm Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent, 39 weeks a year

About our school

Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a unique provider of day and residential placements for deaf children and young people aged 3 – 19. We are a speaking and signing community with a qualified, competent and confident staff team working together to ensure all children and young people leave with the know-what and know-how to enjoy life beyond school.

Find out what we’ve been up to on our Facebook and Twitter feeds at https://www.rsdd.org.uk/ and/or contact us for an informal chat about the job or to visit in person

The Role

We are looking for a part time, term time only Administration Assistant to join our busy office team. The role is varied and includes providing, a warm, professional welcome for visitors, routine and ad hoc administrative support to a range of in-house professionals, liaising with parents and carers and helping to organise whole school events ranging from visits by local media and Pudsey bear to heritage coffee mornings for the wider Deaf community.

The person

Ideally applicants will have experience of using a range of Microsoft Office packages and management information systems. A good level of written and spoken English and proficient British Sign Language (BSL) skills are highly desirable though opportunities for sponsored training are available. All new employees enjoy a personalised induction and continuing professional development plan, our exceptional BSL team are tasked with supporting all staff to improve their signing skills and achieve the accreditation they deserve.

We are committed to safeguarding children and young people. Applicants for this role are required to apply for an enhanced criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Following changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE 2022) RSD Derby will also undertake an online search as part of due diligence checks on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available

Further job details and application documents can be downloaded from our website at, http://www.rsdd.org.uk/job-opportunities. You can also request these by post by telephoning 01332 362512 or by Email to: nicola.hardy@rsdd.org.uk

The closing date for applications is 5 June 2023

Any application forms received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held on: 8 June 2023