School Admin Assistant

Myatt Garden Primary School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Myatt Garden Primary School is seeking an organized and proactive administrator to provide essential office support. You will handle administrative tasks, manage diaries, coordinate meetings, and support communications with parents and staff, ensuring accurate records and a smooth office workflow.

You will work with school MIS systems (ScholarPack, SIMS, Arbor) and parental tools (ParentPay), while upholding data protection standards and delivering high-quality documents and responses to

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a busy office.
• Experience using school MIS (e.g. ScholarPack, SIMS, Arbor).
• Experience using parental communication tools (e.g. ParentPay).
• Knowledge of Data Protection procedures and handling personal information.
• Experience managing multiple diaries and coordinating meetings.
• Ability to produce documents of a high quality.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks.

Skills

IT literacy

Administrative support

Customer service

Diary management

Communication skills

Team player

Data handling

Website management

Social media

Tools

ScholarPack

SIMS

Arbor

ParentPay

Job description

• Effective use of ICT Packages (e.g. Microsoft Office, Google Workspace etc.)
• Experience of providing administrative support in a busy office
• Use of relevant equipment/resources
• Experience of providing excellent customer service, negotiation and communication skills, both on the telephone and in person
• Experience providing personal assistant support to senior staff
• Experience managing multiple diaries and coordinating meetings
• Knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Experience of working in a school office
• Experience of using school MIS (e.g. ScholarPack, SIMS, Arbor etc.)
• Experience using parental communication tools (e.g. ParentPay)
• Have knowledge of Data Protection procedures and how to handle personal and sensitive information
• Experience in managing website content and social media for an organisation
• Ability to produce documents of a high quality
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to staff, pupils, parents, carers and external agencies
• Ability to identify own training and development needs and co-operate with means to address these
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate an ability to use own initiative and be proactive
• Deals with difficult situations effectively
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Demonstrate creativity in developing engaging marketing materials that effectively communicate the school brand and captivate target audiences
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot standard office and ICT equipment