Apprentice School Business Administrator

Southwood Primary School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwood Primary School invites applications for a School Business Administrator to support all aspects of school administration, including ordering, deliveries, liaising with suppliers, stocktaking, asset register maintenance and payments.

The successful candidate will have GCSE English and Maths (or Level 2 equivalent), be reliable and self-motivated, and show strong financial and communication skills while working well in a team. Willingness to undertake Level 3 apprenticeship is required.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at minimum, or Level 2 equivalent.
• Willingness to undertake Level 3 apprenticeship in business administration.

Responsibilities

• Handle ordering and deliveries for the school.
• Liaise with suppliers and maintain good supplier relationships.

Skills

Financial skills

Verbal & written communication

Teamwork

Reliability & integrity

Education

GCSE English & Maths (or Level 2 equivalent)

Level 3 apprenticeship in business administration (willing to undertake)

Job description

Our vision at Southwood Primary School is to create ‘acommunity inspiring futures, nurturing growth, enabling every child to succeed’. Weare looking for the right individual to join our dedicated School BusinessOffice team, to support with all aspects of school business administration,including ordering, deliveries, liaising with suppliers, stocktaking, maintainingour asset register and payments.

We are looking for someone:

• whohas GCSE English and Maths (or Level 2 equivalent) and is willing toundertake further training (Level 3 apprenticeship in businessadministration);
• Whois reliable, honest, hardworking and self-motivated;
• Whohas strong financial skills including finding value for money;
• Whocan communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including staffand suppliers;
• Whocan be flexible, prioritise workload and meet deadlines;
• Whohas some experience of working in a school and/or office environment (orsimilar);
• Whoenjoys working as part of a team, has the ability to maintain a positiveapproach (no matter what!) and will enjoy ensuring our school is the bestit can be!