School Administration Assistant | Front Desk & Attendance

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry City Council’s Longford Park Primary School seeks an administration assistant (Grade 3) to support the School Business Manager and office team. You will undertake reception duties, manage attendance data, handle post and queries, and assist with reports for the head teacher.

The successful candidate will be familiar with Microsoft Office and Excel, presenting a confident, articulate approach and a proactive attitude in a thriving educational setting.

Qualifications

• Familiar with Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Confident, well presented and articulate with strong administrative support.

Responsibilities

• Undertake reception duties
• Help create a welcoming atmosphere
• Deal with visitors and issue passes
• Manage attendance and reporting for the head teacher
• Organise school dinners and provide numbers to the kitchen
• Provide information to parents and others
• Be a point of contact for pupils needing help
• Deal with post and telephone enquiries
• Filing and generating standard letters
• Distribute documents and materials within the school
• Take payments for visits, clubs and activities
• Maintain pupil and staff data in the school system
• Record attendance and manage admissions/leavers
• Assist with statutory returns
• Assist with visits to the school and pupil welfare
• Attend meetings and other admin duties

Skills

Reception duties

Organisational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Coventry City Council’s Longford Park Primary School seeks an administration assistant (Grade 3) to support the School Business Manager and office team. You will undertake reception duties, manage attendance data, handle post and queries, and assist with reports for the head teacher.

The successful candidate will be familiar with Microsoft Office and Excel, presenting a confident, articulate approach and a proactive attitude in a thriving educational setting.