Why Join Utopia?

• Small cohort and class sizes – with 32 students across the whole school, you’ll have the capacity to know every learner and make a genuine difference.
• ‘Family First’ ethos – we actively prioritise work-life balance because we know that staff who feel supported deliver the best outcomes for students.
• Manageable workload – our systems and processes are designed to be purposeful, student centred and sustainable.
• Friendly, supportive team – you’ll join colleagues who collaborate genuinely and look out for one another.

The Opportunity

Utopia is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and suitably experienced Office Administrator to support the day to day running of our school.

As a school we have recently expanded our provision to include a 6^th Form site and the successful applicant will have a key role in developing the site and providing an efficient and professional administrative support to the Senior Leadership team and the wider academic delivery team.

What We’re Looking For

Core responsibilities for this role will include diary management; production and effective management of key documents; liaison with staff, students, parents and external contacts; taking minutes of meetings; supporting exams administration, budget tracking, setting up and managing filing and recording systems for key tasks and dealing with any other day-to-day matters that arise in-line with school procedures and statutory requirements.

At Utopia we pride ourselves on high expectations, a commitment to enhanced student progress and high-quality teaching and learning. We have amazing young people with supportive parents who buy into our way of working which has created a lovely school environment, where students are re-enthused about their education and eager to learn. Working in such a small environment allows us to provide genuinely bespoke support and our dynamic and friendly staff team are passionate about raising standards and aspirations for all students at our school.

We have a whole school commitment to professional development as we believe that investing in our staff is a key aspect in raising standards for our students.

Individuals seeking a varied, rewarding, and unique opportunity to further develop your career working in SEND in an environment that genuinely impacts the lives of young people can find this at Utopia.

If you’re ready to help shape something meaningful in a school that genuinely values its staff, we’d love to hear from you. Utopia is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all students and safer recruitment processes. Please note that this position is subject to an enhanced criminal record check (DBS) and successful references being obtained. Further information regarding this can be found in our Safer Recruitment Policy.

For further details about this role please download the Job description and employee specification below.