Administration Assistant

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Worcester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant middle school as an Administration Assistant, where you'll play a key role in supporting the school office team. This position offers a chance to work in a welcoming environment, ensuring effective communication with parents and staff while managing administrative tasks. You'll thrive in a modern school setting, contributing to a positive atmosphere focused on respect and wellbeing. The role promises excellent professional development opportunities and a supportive team dedicated to delivering high-quality education. If you're an organized team player with strong communication skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Modern School Environment

Supportive Team

Professional Development Opportunities

Positive Work Atmosphere

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative role, preferably in a school setting.
• Strong communication skills with a positive ethos.

Responsibilities

• Support the teaching team and Senior Leaders with administrative tasks.
• Manage communication with parents, visitors, and colleagues.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

IT Skills (Microsoft Word, Excel)

Confidentiality Management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Database Management

Job description

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Administration Assistant

Salary: Scale SC3

Hours: 37.5 hours each week plus 5 TED days

Parkside Middle School is a thriving and vibrant middle school, for pupils aged 9-13, in the heart of Bromsgrove. It is a high performing, oversubscribed school that received a ‘Good’ judgement for its most recent Ofsted inspection (February 2025).

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our busy school office team. The successful candidate will have good communication, numeric and literacy skills and have previous experience of working in an administrative role.

You will be a team player with a calm, caring, positive ethos, working to support the teaching team, Senior Leaders, parents/carers, visitors and other professional agencies. Experience in a school or similar setting would be advantageous.

You will have:

• Excellent communication with colleagues, parents/carers and visitors through email, telephone and reception duties.
• Strong organisational skills, showing flexibility in your approach to work.
• The ability to complete work to a high quality, working to deadlines and able to prioritise workloads.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a commitment to working as part of a team.
• Experience in dealing with confidential matters which includes with parents/carers, pupils and members of staff.
• Knowledge of IT including Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and Forms, maintaining databases and the school website.
• A commitment to continuing professional development.

In return we can offer you:

• A modern school environment.
• A positive, welcoming and supportive team with dedicated staff where respect and wellbeing are at the heart of everything.
• The opportunity to work within a talented team of professionals delivering high quality service and education.
• Excellent induction and a strong commitment to your career and professional development.

An application form is available from and should be returned to:

Anne Longbottom, School Business Manager,

Parkside Middle School, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove B61 0AH

Email: [e-mail]

Web www.parkside.worcs.sch.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 16th May 2025.

Interviews to be held Wednesday 21st May 2025.

Safeguarding statement:

Parkside Middle School is committed to safeguarding and the PREVENT strategy and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pupils learn to accept and uphold our fundamental British values.

The successful applicant will have to undertake an Enhanced DBS check