Administrative Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Radbrook Primary School in the Severn Bridges Multi-Academy Trust is seeking an administrative assistant to support the front office during term time. The role is permanent, part-time (14.5 hours across Thursday and Friday), and involves managing a busy office, liaising with families and staff.

The successful applicant will have office experience, strong ICT skills including Google, Word and Excel, and will undergo DBS and pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an office environment.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Pre-employment checks and references will be conducted.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and organise workload.
• Good ICT skills across Google, Word, Excel, and online platforms.

Responsibilities

• Handle multiple tasks in a busy school office.
• Organise workload and set priorities.
• Build relationships with families and staff.
• Use online diaries, school website and social media.

Skills

Excellent communication

Multi-tasking

Relationship building

Organisational skills

Tools

Google Workspace

Word

Excel

Online diaries

School website

Social media

Job description

Radbrook Primary School, part of the Severn Bridges Multi-Academy Trust, is recruiting an administrative assistant for its front office. The work centres on keeping a busy school office running, juggling several tasks at once and keeping contact with families and staff. It is a permanent, term-time post of 14.5 hours across Thursday and Friday, and office experience is expected. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the school wants the post filled as soon as possible.

What the job involves

• Handling several tasks at once in a busy school office
• Organising own workload and deciding priorities
• Building relationships with families and staff
• Using online diaries, the school website and social media platforms

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of working in an office environment

Skills & knowledge

• Enthusiastic, friendly, motivated, flexible and calm, with a sense of humour
• Able to multi-task in a busy office
• Able to organise workload, recognise priorities and manage several tasks
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to build strong relationships with families and staff
• Good ICT skills across Google, Word, Excel, online diaries, website and social media

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Pre-employment checks and references
• Disclosure of criminal records, sanctions and disqualifications, discussed at interview

Other

• Passion for creating a nurturing, inspiring environment where children thrives