Administration Assistant

Culcheth High School; Culcheth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Culcheth High School is inviting applications for an Administration Assistant to join our busy school office. The role provides frontline reception, admin and student services support, requiring a calm, professional approach and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

You will manage visitor reception, assist with data entry in Word and Excel, and help ensure safeguarding protocols are followed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school or office environment is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a busy school office.
• Willingness to undertake first aid (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, receptionist and student services support.
• Greet visitors and manage reception duties with professionalism.
• Support staff and students with IT tasks using Word/Excel as needed.

Skills

Administrative skills

Reception duties

Customer service

Word & Excel

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Culcheth High School

Administration Assistant

Permanent role working 15 hours per week over 2 days

Term time only working 38 weeks per year

NJC grade 4 £25,989 - £26,403

Actual term time salary £8,830 - £8,970

Start date as soon as possible

We are looking to recruit a committed, hardworking, and enthusiastic individual to provide excellent administrative, receptionist and student services support within our busy school environment. The ideal candidate will have similar experience of working in a school or office setting. You will be the first person who visitors to the school encounter and therefore will be a positive, personable individual who is able to work both independently, using initiative, but effectively as part of an experienced and supportive team. You will have excellent customer service skills, be professional, exemplifying the values and ethos of the school. This is a demanding but very interesting role working in a dynamic environment. Suitable applicants will be highly organised and work well under pressure, remaining calm, resilient and patient when dealing with visitors, students and staff. You will need to be able to demonstrate resourcefulness whilst also adhering to safeguarding protocols and practices. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential as well as confidence with IT, including Microsoft Word and Excel. You must be willing to undertake the provision of first aid (full training will be provided).

The working hours are 8.30am until 4.30pm and the working days are provisionally Monday and Tuesday each week.

Closing date for applications is Friday 16th October.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 22nd October.

Tours of the school are welcomed.

We are committed to safeguarding our students and each other. The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service with Child Barring checks and the receipt of satisfactory references.