School Business Support Assistant (Part-Time)

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston; Preston; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston is seeking a proactive administrator to manage front-of-house reception and handle telephone enquiries, using ICT systems to support daily operations. You will build positive relationships with parents, visitors, staff and external agencies, and work in a professional, confident manner with excellent spoken and written English.

The post is part-time (Thursday and Friday), term-time only, with pro-rata pay.

Qualifications

• Strong front-of-house skills and experience in reception duties.
• Excellent communication skills with parents, visitors and staff.
• Ability to work with ICT systems (Arbor, school website) and manage enquiries.

Responsibilities

• Manage front-of-house reception and answer telephone enquiries.
• Greet and assist visitors and parents efficiently and courteously.
• Liaise with staff and external agencies to support school operations.

Skills

Front-of-house

Reception duties

Telephone enquiries

Communication skills

English (spoken & written)

Tools

Arbor

School website

Job description

The successful candidate will be a proactive individual who has a genuine passion for organisation and who has the skills to foster positive relationships quickly. The perfect candidate will be comfortable working with different IT systems (inc Arbor and school website) and confident and professional in managing front-of-house reception duties and telephone enquiries, with excellent spoken and written English and the ability to communicate effectively with parents, visitors, staff and external agencies.

This position is part time (Thursday and Friday), term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.

Please note that this vacancy closes at 12 Noon on 09/10/26.

Safeguarding

Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share the commitment and undergo an enhanced DBS check. The successful candidate will be appointed under the terms and conditions of a CES contract which they will be required to sign. The employer will be the Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi Academy Trust.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013), If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ‘Disclosure.’ Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS’s Code of Practice. You may view the Code of practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request.

The school’s safeguarding policies can be found using this link.

Mater Ecclesiae has adopted Lancashire County Council’s policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders. This is available to all applicants upon request.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.