Administrative Assistant

We are looking for a School Administrative Assistant to join our friendly team to contribute towards a safe, happy and engaging office provision.

You will:

Share our commitment to the values and behaviours at Yorkmead School

Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Be willing to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks

Be motivated to work with children and young people

Have the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people

Foster excellent working relationships with colleagues and families

Be highly organised to maintain systems and office processes

Be flexible and approachable in a busy day to day environment

About the role/Specific Responsibilities:

Telephone and reception duties, including dealing with enquiries from parents and professionals

Dealing with deliveries

Provide the school kitchen with accurate dinner numbers daily and provide dinner registers to classes

Maintaining a safe, orderly environment

Undertaking administrative tasks including photocopying, filing, preparing information packs for parents and visitors and maintaining display areas

Maintenance of files and pupil records

Knowledge of Arbor to assist parents with payments etc

Work as part of Yorkmead School team

Safeguarding children and young people

To apply:

To apply for the position of Administrative Assistant, please complete the application form on MyNewTerm via www.drbignitemat.org/jobs

If you would like to discuss this role before submitting your application, please contact us via email or phone 0121 464 4215.

Please note: In line with Safer Recruitment Practice, a minimum of two references will be sought for shortlisted candidates prior to interview. One reference must be the candidate’s current/most recent employer. The Trust is absolutely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults through its safer recruitment processes. The Trust expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders - This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.