Administration Assistant (Part Time)
16 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary FTE : £26,308
Actual Pro Rata Salary: £10,524
Sunfield Garden School and Children’s Home sustains a distinguished historical legacy in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands. Sunfield’s farm, walled garden and woodlands provide excellent opportunities for outdoor learning and practical activities. Sunfield is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Administration Assistant at Sunfield Children’s School and Home here in Clent, West Midlands, to work with the School Business Manager with the responsibility for administrative functions. With the Trust rapidly growing in size, this is an exciting time to join us and become part of our team.
You will be responsible for:
- The undertaking of routine administrative duties
- Maintaining diaries, scheduling of meetings
- Assistances with the preparation of reports
- Dealing with incoming telephone calls, support with visitors,
- Raising of purchase orders
- Updating student information systems as well as many other administrative tasks.
Ruskin Mill Trust provides innovative and experiential education and training for young people marginalized by disadvantage, exclusion or special learning needs. Inspired by Rudolf Steiner and John Ruskin, the Colleges actively promote through craftsmanship and entrepreneurship traditional economic activities.
Experience or a keen interest in the administrative function of the Trust as well as excellent administration and communication skills is a must.
Ruskin Mill Trust is committed to staff training and development and an interactive induction is provided, giving the opportunity to experience the craft and the student experience.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £10,524.00 per year
Expected hours: 16 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Application question(s):
- We cannot sponsor for this position
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 04/08/2025
