Job description
The Governing Body are looking to appoint an Admin/ Clerical Officer to join our busy Admin Team as soon as possible.
We are seeking a welcoming, professional and compassionate individual to join our team as Receptionist and first point of contact for pupils, parents, visitors and staff. The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting the school's warm, nurturing ethos and ensuring that all stakeholders receive a positive experience.
The role encompasses a range of administrative responsibilities, including maintaining accurate pupil records on the school's management information system (SIMS), communicating with parents via email/text messages and the School app, producing correspondence for families along with school meals/milk administration. The successful applicant will be highly motivated, flexible, innovative, and professional and dedicated to providing a high level of administrative support and there will be a number of delegated responsibilities to oversee.
Training and support will be provided as required, making this an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who is keen to develop their skills within a rewarding school environment.
Rowan School is a special school for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication differences. All our children have an autistic spectrum profile and some present with challenging behaviours.
A tour of the school will be available to successful candidates who are invited to interview.
Applicants should:
- Have excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
- Have competent levels of literacy and numeracy.
- Have experience of school administration
- Be well organised, flexible and able to prioritise
- Have good time management skills along with the ability to multi task
- Be proficient in MS Office especially MS Excel & MS Word
- Have an understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Be highly motivated and hardworking.
- Be able to form positive relationships with children and adults.
- Have a willingness to develop their skills.
- Be able to work as part of a team.
- Understand the importance of great customer service.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
The Rowan School
Community special school · Ages 4–11
- Pupils
- 100
- Avg teacher salary
- £48,142
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 5.4:1
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
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Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Sheffield, Sheffield, S17 3PT
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- Salary
- Grade 4 (£26403 - £28598 pro rata)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 24 July 2026
- Closing date
- 1 September 2026
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