Administration Assistant

Smith's Wood Primary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B36 0SZ

13 days remaining to apply

Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
27 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 November 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 28 hours per week Mon - Fri
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £24,702 - £27,334
Pay scale: C8 to C14

What skills and experience we're looking for

Criteria (Essential and Desirable)

Knowledge, Understanding and Experience

Experience of working in a school office (desirable)
Knowledge of SIMS & ParentPay (desirable)
Experience of coordinating school trips (desirable)
Good organisation skills (essential)
Ability to work on own initiative (essential)
Able to work as part of a team (essential)

Qualifications and Training

Minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade C or above including Maths and English. (essential)
First Aid Qualification (Desirable – training will be available for the successful candidate)

Skills and abilities

Competent IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word (essential)
Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders. (essential)
Ability to work under own initiative and seek management assistance when appropriate. (essential)

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Self Awareness: learns continuously and effectively adapts behaviour in response to feedback.
Personal Effectiveness: makes things happen; operates with resilience, flexibility and integrity.
Communication: shares and listens to information, opinions and ideas, using a range of effective approaches.
Service Delivery: understands stakeholder needs and responds appropriately.
Ability to identify own training needs and willingness to participate in training and development opportunities
Presents professionalism, honesty and integrity at all time.
Comply with Trust’s commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children

What the school offers its staff

A committed,hardworking and dedicated team of staff

Well behaved,enthusiastic children

A lively,original working environment

High levels of support for both pupils and staff

Flexible working opportunities

28 hours per week Monday 8.00am – 4.00pm, Tuesday – Friday 8.00am – 1.00pm. Term time plus 5 inset days

Further details about the role

Smith’s Wood Primary Academy is seeking to appoint a part time Administration Assistant to work within our highly effective, supportive office.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, preferably with experience of working in an educational setting, with knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word, and a preferred knowledge of using ParentPay and SIMS. The role is varied and has responsibilities in key areas, supporting staff and pupils, also ensuring the smooth running of our friendly school office.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated, organised and committed. They will be able to prioritise workloads and have excellent attention to detail and the ability to work to a high level of accuracy. The successful candidate will be the coordinator of all residential and day trips and be responsible for the administration of ParentPay. This will include applying charges, monitoring balances, and issuing refunds.

If you would like further information about the role or to arrange an informal visit to school, please contact Juliet McCarron, School Business Leader on 0121 779 8050 or by email to s48jmccarron@smithswoodpri.solihull.sch.uk

All applicants must apply using the official application form, CV’s will not be accepted.

If you would like to apply for this position, please complete the application form and submit it to office@smithswoodpri.solihull.sch.uk Closing date for applications: Wednesday 27th November 2024 12.00pm.

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 2nd December 2024.

Smith’s Wood Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS.

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.