Business Support Assistant (Internal Applicants Only)

Nottingham Girls’ High School - GDST; Nottingham; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 27.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salaries and progression

Professional development opportunities

Training grants for qualifications

50% discount on DST school fees

Free 2-course meal during term time

Generous pension schemes

Free life assurance

Loans for training, computer purchases

Cycle to Work scheme

Fitness suite access

Descripción de la vacante

Nottingham Girls’ High School - GDST is seeking a proactive Business Support Administrator to join our busy school office. The role covers front-of-house, diary management, data entry, orders, mail, and communications to pupils, staff and visitors.

You will greet visitors, manage calls, oversee sign-in procedures, support safeguarding and health and safety, assist with events and pupil induction, and provide confidential, professional admin support across the school year.

Formación

• Strong administrative experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Calm under pressure.
• Empathetic when supporting pupils and families.
• Confident working collaboratively in a team.

Responsabilidades

• Diary management, data entry, filing and processing orders.
• Reprographics, managing emails and maintaining supplies.
• Greet visitors and manage calls; oversee sign-in procedures.
• Support safeguarding and health and safety standards.
• Assist with school events, trips and meetings; pupil induction.
• Provide confidential admin support and occasional classroom or off-site assistance.

Conocimientos

Administrative experience

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Calm under pressure

Empathy

Team collaboration

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for a proactive and organised Business Support Administrator to join our busy school office. This is a varied role supporting pupils, staff, visitors and the wider school community, ensuring high-quality administration and a welcoming front-of-house service.

You'll handle day-to-day office tasks including diary management, data entry, filing, processing orders, reprographics, managing emails and maintaining supplies. You'll greet visitors, manage calls, oversee sign-in procedures, and ensure safeguarding and health and safety standards are followed. The role also supports school events, trips and meetings, as well as pupil induction, supervision and occasional classroom or off-site support.

You may assist with pupil welfare, including first aid if qualified, and help maintain medical records. You'll contribute to school communications such as newsletters and notices and provide clear guidance on school procedures. Confidentiality, professionalism and adherence to policies - including GDPR and safeguarding - are essential.

We're seeking someone with strong administrative experience, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload. You'll be calm under pressure, empathetic when supporting pupils and families and confident working collaboratively as part of a friendly, forward-thinking team. A genuine commitment to girls' education and keeping children safe is central to the role.

This position is for 3-4 working days per week, full year. Working days can be discussed with the successful candidate at interview.

As part of the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST), the UK's leading network of independent girls schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at DST schools
• A free 2- course meal during term time
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Free access to our recently opened fitness suite