Ruskin Mill Trust
Administration Manager
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Administration Manager
£32,178 - £34,938 (Starting salary is dependent on qualifications & experience)
40 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year
For full details and to apply to the role, please visit https://rmt.org/careers/. A completed application is required for consideration of this role
We recommend applying earlier as we may review applications as they are received and therefore may close the vacancy if filled before the advertised closing date.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Administration Manager to lead administration, facilities and health & safety services across our college sites in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
Reporting to the College Principal, you will oversee administrative operations across our educational and residential services, including reception, managing a dedicated team and ensuring efficient, compliant and high-quality support services.
You will play a key role in health and safety compliance, records management, procurement, facilities oversight, audit preparation and supporting the Senior Management Team.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee administrative operations across educational and residential services
- Lead and manage a dedicated team
- Ensure efficient, compliant and high-quality support services
- Play a key role in health and safety compliance, records management, procurement, facilities oversight, audit preparation and supporting the Senior Management Team
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Key Requirements
- Proven experience managing administration functions
- Proven experience leading teams in a busy environment
- Strong organisational, communication and IT skills are essential, with the ability to successfully manage competing priorities
- Experience of managing records, compliance processes, budgets and contracts
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to motivate, support and manage the performance of others
- High levels of discretion, professionalism and confidentiality
- Experience within education or a regulated setting would be advantageous
About Us
Coleg Plas Dwbl sits on biodynamic farmland at the foot of the Preseli Mountains in the Welsh countryside. The 100-acre location offers a wealth of natural materials that are used in our curriculum crafts. These include clay for pottery, slate and stone, and wool from the sheep. Coleg Plas Dwbl’s signature craft is textiles. Coleg Plas Dwbl 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.
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Commitment to Safeguarding
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.
Why Work with Us?
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
- Valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction and 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.
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