Cover/Office Administrator

• Hours of work: 37 hours per week/Part-Time
• Working pattern: Monday-Friday
• Term weeks: Term-Time only, plus 2 weeks
• Start date - ASAP
• Contract - Permanent

The ideal candidate will:

• Have secretarial/administrative experience and strong organisational skills.
• Be competent with ICT skills including use of word (including mail merge), excel and PowerPoint.
• Be friendly and approachable.
• Be able to work as part of a team.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• To organise cover for absent staff, create a daily cover rota and organise efficient and effective cover of lessons by supply staff and teachers.
• Provide cover for a broad range of duties associated within the administration function in school.
• Provide excellent customer service as the first point of contact, both face to face and via the phone for internal and external stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity to work in a well-resourced school with dedicated professionals, where no two days are the same, offering an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong administrative skills and a customer-service mindset

We can offer:

• A people first approach, ensuring that you feel part of our community
• Enhanced opportunities for collaborative working as part of a dynamic and highly successful Multi Academy Trust
• Excellent career and CPD opportunities
• A commitment to constantly review and improve our family friendly policies and look for new and innovative way to aid and support our staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance
• Employee benefits package

If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.

Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.