Administrative Assistant

St Teresa Catholic Primary School; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School in Borehamwood is seeking an Administrative Assistant to help our school office run smoothly and provide a warm, professional welcome to pupils, families, staff and visitors.

You will support day-to-day administration, maintain records, assist with attendance, respond to enquiries and help organise meetings and events, while upholding safeguarding and information security.

Qualifications

• Welcoming, helpful and professional when communicating with pupils, families, staff and visitors.
• Well organised, accurate and able to manage a varied workload.
• Confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use IT and maintain records carefully.
• Understands confidentiality and information security.
• Team player who uses initiative appropriately.
• Committed to safeguarding children and supporting the values of the school.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day work of the school office, handling routine admin tasks.
• Maintain accurate records and assist with attendance administration.
• Respond to enquiries from pupils, families, staff and visitors and prepare communications for families and staff.
• Help organise meetings and school events and manage office resources.
• Provide general administrative support and assist colleagues as needed.

Job description

Administrative Assistant

At St Teresa’s, our mission is “Growing and learning together, as part of God’s family, to be the best that we can be.” We are looking for a friendly, organised and reliable Administrative Assistant to help our school office run smoothly and provide a warm, professional welcome to pupils, families, staff and visitors.

Our school is a caring community; we value every person, celebrate the gifts they bring and aim to help all our pupils flourish.

About the role

You will support the day-to-day work of the school office. This includes maintaining accurate records, helping with attendance administration, responding to enquiries and preparing communications for families and staff. You will also help organise meetings and school events, manage office resources and provide general administrative support.

As a first point of contact for many families and visitors, you will help create a welcoming and professional impression of the school. You will handle information sensitively, follow school procedures and seek advice from colleagues when an enquiry needs their input.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is welcoming, helpful and professional when communicating with pupils, families, staff and visitors.
• Is well organised, accurate and able to manage a varied workload.
• Has confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Can use IT and maintain records carefully.
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and information security.
• Works well as part of a team and uses initiative appropriately.
• Is committed to safeguarding children and supporting the values of our school.

Experience in an administrative or school office role would be useful. We also welcome applications from people who can demonstrate the skills and approach needed for the role.

Safeguarding

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practice and appointments are subject to satisfactory references, and the appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

The Governing Board is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children in its care and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All our appointments are subject to safer recruitment practice and to satisfactory DBS certification, health checks and references.