Rainhill High School

St. Helens

£14,526.20 - £23,492.04 per year

Salary:

Apprenticeship rate dependent on age

Job type:

Full Time, Temporary

Start date:

29 September 2025

Apply by:

3 September 2025

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a SEND Admin Apprentice, who will work towards achieving their Level 3 qualification. The role will involve providing efficient administrative and clerical support to the SEND department and SENDCO, under the direction of the Senior SEND Administrator.

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Daily management of incoming post; scanning, filing and disseminating as appropriate.

Recording and issuing of SEND passes.

Oversee and maintain school proformas for SEND staff to access.

Ensure SEND teaching materials, assistive technology, and stationery are organised, tidy, and fully stocked at all times.

Keep staff areas tidy and presentable.

Keep student areas tidy and presentable, and support with displays where needed.

Provide administrative support for SEND meetings (internal and external), taking notes and locating files and other information as requested.

Type up notes of meetings and SEND Reviews etc, in order to ensure all records are kept up to date and accurate, so supporting the education of our students with SEND.

Maintain accurate files and records of students with SEND.

Complete administration of student referrals to outside agencies, including gathering feedback from teachers and wider staff.

Take initial enquiries from parents/carers and outside agencies; record clearly and communicate with appropriate staff.

Communicate information as required to parents/carers.

Liaise with parents/carers about appointments and meeting times.

Ensure all information about students with SEND is recorded and filed correctly so that it is available to teaching staff to support teaching and learning.

Request and share information about student progress, including updating student pen portraits.

Collate data for SEND students as and when required.

Training schedule

Virtual training - remote learning.

Essential qualifications

Ability to meet the entry requirements of the Level 3 apprentice course attached to this apprenticeship and to attend and undertake the studying and course work required to complete the course.

Educated to at least GCSE standard in:

English (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)

Mathematics (grade A * - C / 9 - 4)

3 other subjects (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Customer care skills

Problem solving skills

Administrative skills

Team working

Initiative

Patience

Ability to work to deadlines

Ability to prioritise

Time management

Confidentiality

Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosing & Barring Certificate and online searches as part of our Safer Recruitment & Selection Procedures.

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About Rainhill High School

Rainhill High School

Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot

Merseyside

L35 6NY

United Kingdom

+44 1744 677205

Come and join the Rainhill High School Team on our journey to outstanding.

Rainhill High was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023.

Stephenson Trust is based in Rainhill, Merseyside and is currently a single school in a multi academy trust. We have several external partners, including Hope University, Ambition Institute, The Fowler Education Faculty, SSAT, Rainbow teaching school hub and the educational endowment fund. We are now seeking to expand in the next couple of years with those who share our desire to provide an excellent education.

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