Administrative Assistant - part-time maternity cover

Herts for Learning Ltd.; Welwyn; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Welwyn St Mary's Primary School is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join the busy school office team. The role is part time, Monday to Friday during term time only, with ideal hours from 8.30am to 11.30am; some flexibility may be possible for the right candidate.

This is a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave until the end of July 2027. The successful applicant will bring safeguarding awareness, strong communication skills with children and adults, and a good grasp of data

Qualifications

• A full awareness of safeguarding.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with children and adults.
• Awareness of data protection and confidentiality.
• Ability to multi-task accurately under pressure.
• GCSE Maths and English at grade C/5 or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to cope calmly with whatever comes your way.

Skills

Safeguarding awareness

Verbal & written communication

Data protection & confidentiality

Multi-tasking

GCSE Maths & English (C/5)

MS Word

MS Excel

Calm under pressure

Education

GCSE Maths & English (C/5)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to join our busy school office team.This role is part time, Monday to Friday during term time only. Ideal hours would be 8.30am to 11.30am, but flexibility may be possible for the right candidate. This role is to cover maternity leave and is on a fixed-term contract basis until the end of July 2027.

The successful applicant will have:

• A full awareness of the importance of safeguarding;

• excellent verbal and written communication skills with both children and adults;

• an awareness of data protection and confidentiality;

• the ability to work accurately under pressure and to multi-task successfully;

• a minimum of GCSE Maths and English at grade C or 5 ,or the equivalent,

• a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel,

• The ability to cope calmly with whatever comes your way!

Experience of working in a school environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. Welwyn St Mary's is a large friendly village school and you will be joining a supportive team and working with well-behaved children and friendly parents.Please visit our school website www.welwynst-marys.herts.sch.uk- it is a great source of information about the school.

The closing date for applications is9am on Wednesday 9th September. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 14th September. We reserve the right to interview earlier than this date ifwe receive applications from qualified candidates.

Welwyn St Mary's Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and young people and therefore the successful applicant will be subject to suitable references, medical and DBS checks in accordance with Herts County Council guidelines. In line with oursafer recruitment policy shortlisted candidates will also be subject to online searches against their name. By applying for this role you consent to us carrying these out.
Our school is two-form entry and the staff includes 20 teaching assistants and four school office staff. We are a supportive and happy team. We enjoy the luxury of having large classrooms and rooms for special purposes including science, music, gym, libraries and a school hall with stage. Our extensive grounds include a Nature Reserve. The children are well motivated and achieve extremely well in end of Key Stage assessments. The local authority and Ofsted judge our school as 'Good' in all areas and 'Outstanding' for Personal Development (Ofsted inspection, March 2025). Pupils are happy to come to school; they feel secure and well cared for and display very good attitudes to learning.
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