Rated Good by Ofsted (Jun 23), Exeter House School is an all through Education Provision (EP) for children and young people (CYP) with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and complex needs. We are a supportive and nurturing community for CYP, aged 4 -19 with 3 sites within a short distance apart in Salisbury and we are now expanding with a new satellite opening soon in Tidworth for children aged 4 - 8.
Exeter House School is proud to be part of Brunel Academies Trust - an educational community with no barriers, only potential. We strive to significantly improve the life chances and outcomes for our CYP within our SEND, CofE and mainstream schools and provisions.
We are in search of an excellent and adaptive Administrative Officer to support our newly opening site in Tidworth as the key administration contact at the new site.
You will:
- Act as a welcoming and friendly face as a member of Exeter House School's Tidworth satellite
- Run the pupil administration of the site efficiently and effectively
- Be the main telephone contact - this will involve dealing with queries, taking accurate messages and often bringing solutions
- Receive and support with parental queries
- Maintain the office calendar, arranging appointments and liaising with team members regularly to follow up on external and internal communications
- Maintain efficient filing systems, ensuring confidential papers are stored appropriately
Please see the job description and person specification to learn more about the responsibilities of this exciting opportunity; but if this sounds like you, we’d love for you to apply to join our friendly and dedicated team.
Hours of work: 32.5hrs per week (08:15-15:15 Mon-Fri)
Contract type: Term time only (inc TD Days)
Closing date: 12.04.2026
Interviews: w/c 20.04.2026
Training: It is important to us to ensure you feel valued and supported. Full training appropriate to the role will be provided.
Note: Please check the Person Specification for the qualifications that are listed as Essential for this role. You will be required to show these qualifications if you are successful.
Benefits
Brunel Academies Trust is a rapidly developing Multi Academy Trust. We value our colleagues and the effort they put into our children and young people day in and out. Whether through continuous professional development (CPD) to feed your ambitions, personal and impartial support through challenging days or exciting and easy to use discounts to enjoy with friends and family, we have a package of excellent benefits which are available to all employees including:
- A positive and friendly working environment.
- An opportunity to work with an amazing group of young people.
- Extensive induction programme and ongoing CPD programme and training.
- Opportunities and support for continued professional growth.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Reduced membership fee at local Health and Fitness Club.
- Brunel Perks – exclusive discounts on a range of products and retailers from cinema tickets, food shopping and holidays
- Carefirst – impartial counselling service in person, by video call or phone as well as a citizen’s advice function for advice and support on personal or professional queries
- Excellent pension scheme
- Pay progression opportunities
Most importantly, we can promise that you will achieve a high level of job satisfaction through the professional family community our colleagues represent and the positive impact your role will have in shaping our children and young people’s futures. Your role matters.
Our site is not quite ready to be visited yet, but we would welcome a discussion with our Co-Headteacher Tina Maskell about the opportunity via the schools office number, to discuss this exciting opportunity and if possible, you'd be very welcome to visit our main site in Salisbury. Please contact the school office to arrange a visit or/and have an informal conversation with a co-Headteacher via 01722 334168.
In the first instance we would welcome your application via SAM People Recruit. However, if you are unable to complete the application on this platform, please contact the team using resourcingwiltshire@brunel.org.uk or 01722 321201 and we will be able to issue a Word version of the application form for completion and return by the deadline. Unfortunately, in line with Safer Recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs.
To learn more about our Trust and our mission, please do visit our website at www.brunel.org.uk
To learn more about Exeter House School, please visit our website here: Exeter House School - Home
For any internal Brunel candidates, please contact resourcingwiltshire@brunel.org.uk for an internal application form.