School Administration Lead

Education Authority (Northern Ireland); Antrim; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Authority (Northern Ireland) is seeking an Executive Officer to manage the school office and staff, providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Principal, school staff and Board of Governors.

The role includes supervising and organising duties, maintaining information systems, handling purchasing, finance administration, and providing reception/secretarial services to ensure smooth school operations.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or BTEC National in Business/Administration or Finance plus 2 years’ admin office experience.
• Or minimum of 5 years’ admin office experience with 1 year of staff supervision and purchasing/supplies experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and allocate duties, with accountability for workload and welfare.
• Provide admin, clerical and secretarial support to the Principal, staff and Board of Governors.
• Develop and operate information systems for pupils, staff, budgets, meals, maintenance, examinations, etc.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Planning & organisational skills

Staff supervision

Customer focused

Education

NVQ 3 or BTEC National in Business/Administration or Finance

Five years’ administrative office experience

Tools

C2K SIMS

Job description

Education Authority (Northern Ireland) is seeking an Executive Officer to manage the school office and staff, providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Principal, school staff and Board of Governors.

The role includes supervising and organising duties, maintaining information systems, handling purchasing, finance administration, and providing reception/secretarial services to ensure smooth school operations.