Administrative Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming staff team

Training appropriate to the role

Professional development opportunities

Varied and rewarding role

Friendly, enthusiastic children

Job summary

Croft Primary School is seeking a permanent administrative assistant to join the busy reception and admin team. The role is 35 hours a week on weekday daytime hours, with confidentiality and safeguarding central to the position. Training will be provided for school systems, including Arbor and FMS6.

Previous school administration experience is preferred. The successful candidate will handle a varied workload, communicate with adults and children, and work accurately under pressure within a

Qualifications

• Previous school administration experience.
• Some knowledge of school systems.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Excellent literacy skills.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Appreciation of confidentiality and safeguarding of children.
• Accurate working under pressure.
• Excellent communication with adults and children.
• Proactive, able to work on own initiative within a wider team.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support at the school reception desk.
• Manage a varied workload that responds to changing school needs.
• Work accurately and under pressure.
• Communicate with adults and children.
• Work on own initiative while being part of a wider team.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

IT skills

Confidentiality & safeguarding

Working under pressure

Communication with adults and children

Proactive with initiative

Tools

Arbor

FMS6

Job description

Permanent administrative assistant post on the reception desk at Croft Primary School, part of a busy team. The work is varied and accurate, with confidentiality and child safeguarding central to the role and demands changing through the day. The post runs 35 hours a week on weekday daytime hours. Previous school administration experience decides fit, and knowledge of Arbor and FMS6 is welcome but training is given.

What the job involves

• Provide administrative support at the school reception desk
• Manage a varied workload that responds to changing school needs
• Work accurately and under pressure
• Communicate with adults and children
• Work on own initiative while being part of a wider team

What’s required

Experience

• Previous school administration experience
• Some knowledge of school systems

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent numeracy skills
• Excellent literacy skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Appreciation of confidentiality and safeguarding of children
• Accurate working under pressure
• Excellent communication with adults and children

Other

• Proactive, able to work on own initiative within a wider team

Nice to have

• Experience of Arbor
• Experience of FMS6

What’s offered

• Welcoming and supportive staff team
• Training appropriate to the role
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Varied and rewarding role in a busy school community
• Friendly, enthusiastic children who are eager to learn