Administrative Assistant

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust; North Kesteven; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

CPD opportunities for support staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational health support

Staff discounts and Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join our main school office. You will engage daily with parents and staff, delivering high-quality administrative support with excellent communication and a friendly, outgoing manner.

The role requires experience in a busy office, strong organisational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage workloads to meet deadlines during term-time only.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy office.
• Excellent personal, administrative, and organisational skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise own workload, meeting deadlines.
• Maintain a calm, positive and professional manner at all times.
• Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail.
• Generate excellent relationships with pupils, parents, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Administrative support in the school office and daily contact with parents and staff.
• Provide efficient and effective administrative assistance to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Busy office experience

Personal and administrative skills

Organisational skills

Plan and prioritise workload

Calm, positive, professional manner

Accuracy and attention to detail

Relationship building with pupils, and

Job description

As Administrative Assistant you will
Working in our main school office you will come into daily contact with our parents and staff so, as well as having administrative experience, you will also possess excellent communication and customer service skills and have a friendly, outgoing manner., You will play an active role in delivering efficient, effective administrative support, and you will come into contact with our parents and staff so you will possess excellent communication skills and have a friendly, outgoing manner.,

• Have experience of working in a busy office.
• Have excellent personal, administrative, and organisational skills.
• Be able to plan and prioritise own workload, meeting set deadlines.
• Have the ability to maintain a calm, positive and professional manner at all times.
• Demonstrate accuracy and attention to detail.
• Generate excellent relationships with pupils, parents, and staff.
  Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a successful secondary/ primary school located in Sleaford. We are an Ofsted rated Good School.
• A salary of £11,046 - £11,396 per annum (OLOL Band 2, SCP 3-5).
• Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best.
• A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff with generous employer contributions.
• Access to first-class CPD opportunities with a specialist support staff CPD programme.
• Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme- emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
• Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
• Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme.

We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, and we bring together the 35 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

This is a permanent, part-time role working 18.5 hours per week, on a term time only basis.

For an informal discussion about the role and our school please contact the the school on 01529 304373. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants. You do not need to be a catholic to work for our Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools. Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.