School Administrator

4Recruitment Services; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Local Authority seeks an experienced School Administrator to provide administrative support to the Headteacher and senior staff, including basic finance duties and guidance for new employees. The post holder is accountable for short term planning and handling unexpected problems within the school office.

Operational duties include administrative, clerical and secretarial tasks, report preparation, diary management, minutes, and assisting teaching and non-teaching staff with

Qualifications

• Knowledge of administration and office systems.
• Clerical or administrative experience.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative, clerical and secretarial duties as required.
• Assist in preparation of reports as required.
• Obtain quotes from contractors and ensure insurance cover is held by contractors.
• Take minutes at various meetings as required.
• Diary management.
• Assist staff with administration queries.
• Undertake wages and salary administration and distribution liaising with Local Authority offices.
• Make arrangements for school lettings.
• Report concerns and obtain support for any issues raised.
• Carry out research, analysis and evaluation of data to assist in reports for Governing Body/Financial Management Committee.
• Short term planning such as booking supply cover and recording work carried out.
• Administer basic first aid and contact parents in accidents; record accidents.
• Make appropriate decisions to problems within the office.

Skills

Administration knowledge

Clerical experience

Microsoft Office experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our local authority client based in North Yorkshire are urgently seeking an experienced School Administrator.

£13.28 an hour PAYE

Job Purpose:

To provide an administrative support service to the Headteacher and the school under the direction or instruction of the Headteacher or other senior staff. This may include some basic finance duties and the role may involve the post holder demonstrating their own duties and providing advice and guidance to new employees and others.

The post holder is accountable for decision making, short term planning and dealing with unexpected problems within the school office

Operational Issues:

• Provision of administrative, clerical and secretarial duties as required.
• Assist in preparation of reports as required
• Obtain quotes from contractors and ensure that adequate and appropriate insurance cover is held by contractors.
• Take minutes at various meetings as required.
• Diary management
• Assist teaching and non-teaching staff with administration queries.
• Undertake wages and salary administration and distribution which may involve liaison with the Local Authority offices.
• Make arrangements for school lettings.
• Report concerns and obtain support for any issues raised.

In addition to the above, Grade D will also have the following duties:

• Carry out research, analysis and evaluation of data to assist in the preparation of reports e.g, for the school's Governing Body / Financial Management Committee.
• Short term planning e.g. booking supply cover for absent teachers and keeping a record of work carried out.
• Administer basic first aid and contacting parents in the event of an accident or incident involving their child. Record accidents in accident book.
• Make appropriate decisions to problems/issues when they arise within the office.

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of administration and office systems
• Clerical or administrative experience
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office