Job Description
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We would like to appoint an Administrative Assistant to support the work of our School Business Manager in running our small and busy school office. We are a small, friendly Primary School with a wonderful school community, we currently have 100 pupils. We are in the village of Birchanger on the Herts/Essex border near Bishops Stortford.
As part of the school's administrative team, you will act as the first point of contact for telephone and face to face enquiries supporting staff, pupils and parents and will represent the school in a professional and friendly manner.
You will also take responsibility for a variety of operational admin tasks to deliver efficient administrative systems and processes and to provide a welcoming and supportive service in our School Reception.
The main aspects of the role will be maintaining our communications on the school website, carrying out the admin of the school clubs and working closely with our catering staff by using Arbor to compile the numbers for the school lunches. Some daily lunch duty may be required.
The hours for this role are as follows:
3 days a week 08:30am ~ 1:00pm (13.5 hours per week) term time only.
The post is Scale 3 point 5 (5 ~ 6) of Local Government Pay scale.
The successful candidate will have:
· Have a good standard of maths and English and excellent oral and written communication skills.
· Be flexible, able to use initiative and prioritise workload.
· Be able to work effectively with parents, staff, and children in a positive and professional manner.
· Have experience of general admin, data entry and IT systems and finance work
· Be willing to undertake relevant training.
The person appointed will be able to work using their own initiative and to provide an efficient and effective administrative service for the school.
For more details, please contact Mrs Carolyn Field in the School Office on 01279 812362
In line with recommended practice in the statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidate's which is publicly available on-line.
No detriment will be applied whether an individual has an on-line presence.
Searches will be conducted by an appropriate individual and any information will be discussed with candidates at the interview before any decisions regarding the recruitment process are made.
Information about the School
We are a small rural primary school on the border of Hertfordshire and Essex. We have 100 wonderful children in our school and staff who are devoted to the care and development of our children.