Administrative Assistant

Do you have administration and reception experience? Would you like to work in a primary school environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint an Admin Assistant to join our busy and friendly school office. We have the benefit of being a member of Equals Trust – a primary only Multi-Academy Trust. As part of Equals Trust you will have access to high quality professional development, collaborative working and a highly skilled, supportive and experienced team, including other local schools, across the Trust.

We have a vacancy for someone to work for 34.5 hours per week to work term time only plus 3 weeks of the school holidays. We are looking to appoint someone who has appropriate administration skills and ideally some experience of working in education, although this is not essential. We require a good standard of general education and GCSE qualifications or equivalent in English and Mathematics at Grade C or above. Verification of qualifications will be required before employment can commence. Experience and knowledge of working within a school environment and with Excel, Word and Arbor would be advantageous but not essential as we can give you all the training you need.

We are looking for someone who:

1. Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

2. Is fully ICT literate with extensive experience in Office 365.

3. Ability to organise and prioritise tasks.

4. Able to remain calm under pressure.

5. Ability to work effectively within a team and on your own initiative.

6. Has previous experience of working in a school environment (not essential).

7. Has a sense of humour.

8. Has a willingness to participate in the wider life of the school.

9. Enjoys and embraces dealing with face-to-face, electronic and telephone conversations.

10. The commitment to act with integrity, honesty, loyalty and fairness.

In return we can offer:

• Children who are rewarding to engage with and who thrive on success, nurture and positive relationships

• A dedicated and highly motivated staff team who have a shared commitment to our school vision and ethos

• A well resourced, attractive learning environment

• The support of an enthusiastic, supportive and committed staff team

• Children who are proud of their school and the achievements they make

• Professional development, collaboration and support through being a member of Equals Trust

• A friendly working environment

• A supportive Local Governing Body

• Enhanced holiday allowance and rates of pay

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Access to employee health and wellbeing services

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. Child safety recruitment procedures operate and the post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.