Admin Assistant

Protocol Education Limited; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible long-term opportunities

Access to a wide range of schools

Dedicated consultant support

Online timesheets

Job summary

Protocol Education are currently recruiting for a School Office Admin Assistant to join a welcoming school setting within a well-established Trust in the Wakefield area.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, reliable and friendly administrator who enjoys working in a busy school environment and wants to make a positive contribution to the day-to-day running of a school office.

Qualifications

• Organised, reliable and professional.
• Confident communicating with staff, parents and visitors.
• Comfortable using IT and Microsoft Office systems.
• Able to work efficiently in a busy environment.
• Friendly, approachable and able to build positive relationships.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Previous school administration, office or reception experience is desirable, but transferable administrative experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the school reception and office.
• Answering telephone calls and responding to emails professionally.
• Welcoming visitors, parents, pupils and staff to the school.
• Maintaining accurate records and completing general administrative tasks.
• Assisting with attendance, pupil information and school databases.
• Preparing letters, documents and correspondence.
• Supporting the processing of paperwork and filing.
• Liaising with staff, parents and external visitors where required.
• Maintaining confidentiality and following school safeguarding procedures.
• Providing general administrative support to the wider school team.

Skills

Organised

Reliable

Professional

IT skills

Microsoft Office

Confident communication

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Admin Assistant – School Setting

Location: TBC (WF1, WF2, WF5, WF6, WF8, WF9, WF10) Must be able to travel to all locations
Salary: £13.45 - £15.76 dependent on experience
Contract: Long term role
Start Date: ASAP

Protocol Education are currently recruiting for a School Office Admin Assistant to join a welcoming school setting within a well-established Trust in the Wakefield area.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, reliable and friendly administrator who enjoys working in a busy school environment and wants to make a positive contribution to the day-to-day running of a school office.

The Role

As a School Office Admin Assistant, you will provide essential administrative support to the school office and wider staff team. Your responsibilities may include:

• Supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the school reception and office.

• Answering telephone calls and responding to emails professionally.

• Welcoming visitors, parents, pupils and staff to the school.

• Maintaining accurate records and completing general administrative tasks.

• Assisting with attendance, pupil information and school databases.

• Preparing letters, documents and correspondence.

• Supporting the processing of paperwork and filing.

• Liaising with staff, parents and external visitors where required.

• Maintaining confidentiality and following school safeguarding procedures.

• Providing general administrative support to the wider school team.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Organised, reliable and professional.

• Confident communicating with staff, parents and visitors.

• Comfortable using IT and Microsoft Office systems.

• Able to work efficiently in a busy environment.

• Friendly, approachable and able to build positive relationships.

• Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

• Previous school administration, office or reception experience is desirable, but transferable administrative experience will also be considered.

Why Work with Protocol Education?

At Protocol Education, we offer:

• Competitive rates of pay.

• Flexible and long-term opportunities.

• Access to a wide range of schools and education settings.

• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement.

• Online timesheets and an easy-to-use registration process.

• Opportunities to develop your experience within the education sector.

• A commitment to safeguarding and supporting our educators.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.

We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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