Administrative Officer

Philosophy Education; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A primary school in Southwark is seeking an experienced school administrator. You will undertake administrative duties and provide medical support to pupils. Candidates should have prior school office experience, a valid first-aid qualification, and a commitment to safeguarding. The school offers initial contract basis with further training provided as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with visitor and parent queries.
• Providing first-aid to pupils as required.
• Reporting accidents/incidents and contacting parents.
• Coordinate emergency care.
• General admin tasks as required.
• Support school stock management.
• Supporting finance procedures and recording payments.

Skills

Previous experience in a school office

Knowledge of SIMS and Microsoft

Excellent verbal communication skills

A friendly and calm approach

A commitment to safeguarding children

Willingness to undertake further training

Education

GCSE in English and Maths grade C or above

Valid first aid qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

SIMS

Job description

Overview

A lovely, well-organised primary school in Southwark is looking for an experienced school administrator to take responsibility for general office duties and safeguarding.

Job role

In this role you will be based in the school office and be required to undertake a range of administrative duties and provide medical and welfare support to pupils as required.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with visitor and parents queries and questions
• Providing first-aid, initial medical care to pupils as required.
• Reporting accidents/incidents and contacting parents/carers.
• Coordinate emergency care.
• General admin tasks and anyother duties as may be reasonably required by the Office Manager or school business manager.
• Support school stock management, ordering and monitoring.
• Supporting finance procedures, recording dinner monies and trip monies – manage ParentPay.
• Daily use of Word, Excel and SIMS.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a school office
• Knowledge of SIMS and Microsoft
• A valid first aid qualification.
• GCSE in English and Maths grade c or above
• Excellent verbalcommunication skills
• Have a friendly and calm approach
• A commitment to safeguarding children
• Willingness to undertake further training

Additional training will be provided where necessary.

The school are offering the role as a contract basis initially.

The School

This lovely well-organised primary school is based in a diverse area in the borough of Southwark. The school is easily accessible via public transport and has on-site parking for staff. There is a supportive and experienced leadership in team at place in the school and there is a good staff team in place who work collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes for pupils.

If this role is of interest and you have the correct skills and experience, please apply with an up-to-dateCV.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.