Office Administrator

First Recruitment Services; England; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency is seeking an Office Administrator for a full-time, office-based role in a rural setting close to East Grinstead. This position involves providing comprehensive administrative support to enhance school improvement initiatives and maintaining important communications with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have experience in a busy office environment, strong computer skills, and a reliable means of transport due to the rural location. Excellent benefits include 6 weeks of paid annual leave plus UK bank holidays.

Benefits

6 weeks paid annual leave

All UK bank holidays

Free parking on site

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a very busy office environment with changing priorities.
• Due to rural workplace location, it is essential to be a driver and have your own transport.

Responsibilities

• Provide full administrative support to the achievement of school improvement plans.
• Assist other administrators with receptionist/telephonist duties.
• Research and develop a computerized database for student information.
• Ensure that meaningful pupil progress information is collected.
• Maintain the admissions register.
• Be the first point of contact for local authorities, social workers, and parents/carers.
• Attend weekly Admissions Meetings and assist the Admissions Team.

Skills

Good all round computer skills

Accuracy

Ability to work in a confidential manner

Job description

We are delighted to be working on an exclusive agency arrangement with our client as they seek to recruit an Office Administrator to join their friendly and professional team, at their site based close to East Grinstead

This is an excellent opportunity to join a small but busy team within a unique organisation in a beautiful rural setting.

Office Administrator - office based role

Full time permanent role. Role subject to DBS checking.

-Fri (Apply online only) during school holiday periods.

Role based outskirts of East Grinstead. There is plenty of free parking available on site for staff. Due to rural workplace location, you will need to be a driver and have access to your own vehicle.

Salary £32200 per annum. Excellent staff benefits including 6 weeks paid annual leave plus all UK bank holidays.

The role

To provide full administrative support to support the achievement of the school improvement plans and quality cycle and to provide occasional administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team

Duties include

• To assist other administrators with receptionist/ telephonist duties, including meet and greet.
• Take minutes at meetings upon request.
• Research and develop a computerised database so that all students information (attendance, behaviour, communications, pupil progress, achievements, SEND and personal information) is centrally held, appropriately accessible and compliant with GDPR.
• Ensure that meaningful pupil progress information is collected and data is available to the leadership team each half-term to inform their quality improvement cycle.
• Maintain the admissions register.
• First point of contact for local authorities, social workers and parents/carers.
• Build and maintain relationships with all of the above signposting and advising parents as appropriate.
• Attend weekly Admissions Meetings, updating class list and admissions summary document.
• Arrange Parent Open Mornings.
• Assist Admissions Team when needed.

Competencies and experience required

• Experience of working in a very busy office environment with changing priorities.
• Good all round computer skills.
• Accuracy and ability to work in a confidential manner.
• Due to rural workplace location, it is essential to be a driver and have your own transport (no access to public transport nearby).

Please apply now as shortlisting will take place very soon for this exciting Office Administrator opportunity.

Wild Recruitment Ltd T/A First Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.