Administration Assistant

About the Role

We seek to appoint a Administration Assistant to provide administrative support for the school, reporting to the Office Manager. With an NVQ level 2 or equivalent in a relevant discipline and previous clerical/administrative experience, you should have good communication and IT skills. The school’s management information system is Arbor and we use this as our main method of communication with parents/carers.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Dealing with phone calls and enquiries from pupils, parents/carers and staff
• Greeting visitors to the school
• Issuing communications via Arbor
• Managing school registers and daily attendance calls
• Assisting with the arrangements for school trips and visits
• Supporting the production of student reports
• Attending Parent/Open Evenings, as required
• Providing general administrative support for the school

About Us

We are a recently merged Trust, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] which currently consists of 11 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools. The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with collaborative schools that are passionate about the progress and development of every student.

What we have:

• A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
• Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
• An aspirational curriculum for all students
• A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
• Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers
• Opportunities for career development

Disclosure

The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding, for further information on the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click here.

How to Apply

Please make sure that the application form is completed and returned via email to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], addressed to Mrs S Clift, Headteacher.

Please note that feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates, if you do not receive an invite to interview within 30 days of the advert’s closing date assume that you have been unsuccessful in your application for this post.

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