Administration Assistant

The Charter Schools Educational Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

High-quality CPD

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Season Ticket Loans

Job summary

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is seeking a personable, caring, and proactive Administrator to join our friendly school office team. This is a varied and fast-paced role at the heart of the school, ideal for someone who enjoys working with children, supporting families, and juggling multiple small tasks throughout the day.

You will be the initial point of contact for parents and visitors, handle administrative and financial processes, and help embody the school's ethos in every interaction.

Qualifications

• Carrying out administrative tasks across office functions.
• Dealing with face-to-face and telephone interactions with stakeholders.
• Experience with children or young people is desirable.
• Ability to work within a team and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support administrative, financial and organisational processes within the school.
• Act as the initial point of contact for parents/carers, visitors and other stakeholders.

Skills

Administrative tasks

Face-to-face interactions

Telephone interactions

Team collaboration

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

IT skills (word, spreadsheets, ppt)

Data protection awareness

Job description

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is seeking a personable, caring, andproactive Administrator to join our friendly school office team. This is avaried and fast-paced role at the heart of the school, ideal for someone whoenjoys working with children, supporting families, and juggling multiple smalltasks throughout the day.

The successful candidate will be welcoming, calm under pressure, andhappy to work in an ever-changing environment where interruptions are a normalpart of the role.

They will be responsible for supporting the administrative, financial and organisational processes within the school. They will also act as the initial point of contact for parents/carers, visitors and other stakeholders, so will be an ambassador for the school and embody the value, vision and ethos of the school in all interactions.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience:

• Carrying out administrative tasks
• Dealing with face-to-face and telephone interactions
• Working with children or young people
• Working and collaborating within a team

Skills:

• Good oral and written communications skills
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to issues that arise
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise to meet deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative and take action accordingly
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to use IT packages including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software
• Ability to use relevant office equipment effectively
• Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality

What the school offers its staff

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is committed to creating a diverse workforce. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.

We offer:

• Opportunities for flexible working
• Access to high quality CPD
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Season Ticket Loans

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, and staff networks to provide a supportive environment in the workplace where members can receive peer to peer support.

Further details about the role

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.

Equality,Diversity and Inclusion

The Charter Schools Educational Trust is committed to equality and diversity, and to being a family where everyone can be themselves. We are committed to continuous improvement in how representative we are of our local communities, including gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and all other aspects of diversity.

Dulwich Hamlet Junior School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment.

Organisation Information

© The Charter Schools Educational Trust 2024
The Charter Schools Educational Trust, Red Post Hill, London SE24 9JH
The Charter Schools Educational Trust is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales.
Company No 07338707