Administrative Assistant
Brightside Nursery Infant School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1ASThis job expired on 23 April 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours a week - Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 24790
What skills and experience we're looking for
Brightside Nursery Infant School is dedicated to providing high quality education and has earned a place in the heart of generations of children and families. We are an inclusive, caring and happy school with a very positive ethos and atmosphere. We have high expectations, a passion for learning and a proven track record of supporting all children successfully to maximise their full potential.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, efficient and experienced administrative assistant to undertake a range of administrative duties. You will need good literacy, numeracy, keyboard and IT skills and be proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite. You will be able to build excellent relationships with staff and parents and families.
You will need to have the skills and experience to:
- Provide effective administrative support
- Liaisewith staff to ensure the safety of children
- Receive visitors and telephone enquiries to the school in accordance with standards and procedures required
- Be responsible for producing basic reports, information and data as requested
- Be able to use the school payment and communication tools effectively.
What the school offers its staff
- a supportive and committed team of staff and governors
- friendly, well behaved children
- a well-resourced environment
- in a culturally diverse community
- in a school with a record of excellent professional development
Further details about the role
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
DUTIES
Organisation
1. Undertake reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors
2. Assist with first aid/welfare duties, liaising with parents/staff etc in accordance with the school policy on administering drugs
3. Assisting with arrangements for visits by school nurse, photographer etc.
Administration
4. Provide routine clerical support e.g. photocopying, filing, emailing, completing routine forms
5. Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems
6. Undertake typing, word-processing and other IT based tasks
7. Undertake routine administration tasks including on SIMs e.g. registers/school meals
8. Complete educational visit bookings
9. Undertake parental communications using school systems eg email, text messaging and website
Resources
10. Operate office equipment e.g. photocopier, computer
11. Arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies
12. Undertake routine financial administration e.g. use the school’s payment system to send out bookings and payments etc,
RESPONSIBILITIES
13. Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
14. Be aware of and ensure equal opportunities for all
15. Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
16. Appreciate and support the role of other professionals as appropriate
17. Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
18. Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
As per KCSIE Sep 2023 we will be conducting an online search as part of due diligence
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brightside Nursery Infant School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 221 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brightside Nursery Infant School website
- Email address
- recruitment@brightside.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0114 2441826
Outstanding primary school
Arranging a visit to Brightside Nursery Infant School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@brightside.sheffield.sch.uk.
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