Administration Assistant
Coppice Academy, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 9JY9 days remaining to apply
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £12,877.00 - £14,249.00 Annually (Actual) This salary is based on the full time equivalent of £24,702 to £27,334
Administration Assistant job summary
Coppice Academy is a ‘Good’ school at the heart of the community. Situated just minutes off Junction 5 of the M42 and only a mile from the town of Solihull, visitors are astounded by our ‘polite and well mannered pupils’. Our recent Ofsted report in June 2023 spoke about ‘Pupils who are ‘keen learners and enjoy coming to school’ where leaders ‘have created a purposeful learning atmosphere’. As an innovative school always striving for better there is a constant drive to achieve maximum personal and academic potential and as part of a Multi Academy Trust there is the opportunity for exceptional training and the sharing of knowledge and ideas.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Administration Assistant to join our friendly office team. The post-holder will undertake a variety of administrative tasks.
The key responsibilities for this post are as follows (a comprehensive job description is available):
Providing secretarial/administrative support to the Associate Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team, Governing Body and school staff
Maintaining and updating school records, completing reports required from the LA, sending communications to parents, Census preparation and completion
Reception duties, including visitors, telephone enquiries, deliveries
Supporting HR with recruitment
Supporting the Business Manager with financial tasks and using ParentPay
Assist with arranging parent meetings/events, pupil admissions and leavers
Monitor pupil attendance, support pupils with medical conditions/medicines in school and liaise with the school nursing team
Arrange meetings, pupil swimming lessons and transport, school photographer
Qualities required:
A minimum of 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) to include English and Mathematics at a minimum of Grade C/Level 5.
The ability to prioritise workload effectively and efficiently, completing high volumes of workload as and when demands require is essential.
Show resourcefulness in dealing with competing deadlines and priorities in a busy school environment.
Show a highly organised and calm professional attitude at all times showing a proactive not reactive attitude to the role.
Complement high quality work using MS Office in a timely and precise manner. Experience of Outlook is essential
Friendly and approachable, working as part of a school office team, and in partnership with parents and other stakeholders.
In return we can offer you:
- a positive and innovative learning culture supported by pupils, staff, parents and governors;
- enthusiastic pupils who enjoy learning and engage positively in all aspects of school life;
- a collaborative and supportive attitude amongst staff which promotes a sense of teamwork and unity;
- a Senior Leadership Team who is committed to promoting the best environment and outcomes for staff and pupils;
- opportunities for CPD and progression as part of a Multi Academy Trust
- West Midlands Local Government Pension;
- Cycle to Work scheme.
All staff work hard, supported by a committed leadership team, to provide a safe and encouraging environment for learning. The recent Ofsted report highlighted the fact that ‘Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils. They have designed a curriculum that builds pupils’ knowledge logically year by year’.
Coppice Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or religion. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, will be subject to a social media online search.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Coppice Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 241 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Coppice Academy website (opens in new tab)
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