School Receptionist / Admin Assistant

St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2RW

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 - £25,992.00 Annually (FTE) Scale 2

School Receptionist / Admin Assistant job summary

As a school administrator you will be a friendly, enthusiastic, and well-organised individual who can build a rapport with pupils, parents, staff and visitors alike. You will be the first point of contact for all visitors to the school and we are looking to appoint a confident candidate with excellent administration and communication skills. This is a varied role covering a wide range of duties and can be challenging at times but is highly rewarding. If you are organised, sociable and thrive on busy schedules where no two days are the same, this role could be for you.

We are looking to appoint a person who:

• Has experience of working in a busy office environment
• Has previous experience of working in a school environment
• Has a cheerful, warm and welcoming personality with the ability to communicate with children and adults alike
• Is reliable, efficient, flexible, organised and able to prioritise to meet deadlines
• Is able to work as part of a team and is willing to learn
• Has GCSE Maths and English (Grace 4/C or above) or an equivalent qualification
• Good IT skills including use of Microsoft office programmes
• Has experience in school MIS systems, such as Arbor / SIMS (desirable)
• Can speak fluent English as in accordance with part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)

If you feel you have what it takes to be a School Administrator, we would love to hear from you!

This role is Term Time Only (39 weeks per year).

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 406 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-marys-c-of-e-primary-and-nursery-academy-handsworth (opens in new tab)

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