School Administrator - Maternity Cover

Supply Heroes Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Supply Heroes Ltd is recruiting an Office Administrator to support one of our partner schools in Handsworth on a maternity cover short-term contract. Prior school admin experience is desirable, though full training will be provided.

You will handle general administrative duties, answer queries by email and phone, organise dinner registers, greet visitors and sign them in, and navigate school systems to support day‑to‑day activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in school administration preferred.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and customer-service approach.

Responsibilities

• General administrative duties and clerical tasks.
• Deal with incoming queries via email and phone.
• Organise dinner registers and keep accurate records.
• Greet visitors and sign them in at reception.
• Navigate and update school systems for day-to-day activities.

Skills

School admin experience

Job description

We at Supply Heroes are recruiting for an Office Administrator to support one of our partner schools in Handsworth with Maternity cover on a short-term contract. Prior school admin experience is desirable, though full training will be provided to the successful applicant.

As a successful applicant you would be required to:

• Complete general administrative duties,
• Deal with incoming queries via email & phone,
• Organise dinner registers,
• Greet Visitors and signing them in appropriately,
• Navigate and Update school systems to facilitate smooth dayto-day activities,

This is a 32.5 hours per week contract, requiring you to work 5 days in the week, with an earlier finish on Friday. This role whilst fixed-term, has the potential to develop into a longer-term/permanent role for the right applicant.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in line with the DfE statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education . Therefore, applicants will be subject to a variety of checks, including an enhanced DBS check (unless on the update service) along with a variety of others including an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This job advert is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and complies to the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Supply Heroes is an equal opportunities employer with a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, bullying or harassment on grounds of sex, age, race, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, sex characteristics, religion or beliefs.