School Office Administrator – Organized, People‑Friendly

St Teresa's; Tollesbury; Remote; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Tollesbury School is seeking an organised, friendly and professional Office Administrator to join our busy School Office. The successful candidate will have strong literacy and numeracy, good computer skills (SIMS desirable) and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

You will work Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, in Tollesbury, Maldon. Duties include financial administration, reception duties, diary management, liaising with staff and

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy
• Strong computer skills; SIMS desirable
• Able to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Interact with adults and children in a calm and respectful manner
• Team player with sense of humour
• Flexible approach; use own initiative
• Able to multi-task and work calmly and accurately under pressure
• Good time management; prioritise workload

Responsibilities

• Following Local Authority guidance for attendance
• Finance: collect, record and issue receipts for monies (trips/clubs)
• Preparing monies for banking
• Assisting with financial administration (checking orders)
• Carrying out financial administration in line with LA/school policies
• General office duties (word processing, filing, reprographics, diary, post)
• Day-to-day running of school communication system
• Liaising with external providers and agencies
• Booking venues/coaches for enrichment activities; liaising with staff
• Managing the school asset register
• Ensuring school security arrangements are followed
• First aid
• Maintaining the school website

Skills

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Computer skills

SIMS desirable

Confidentiality

Interacting with adults and children

Team player

Initiative

Multi-tasking

Time management

Tools

SIMS

Job description

Tollesbury School is seeking an organised, friendly and professional Office Administrator to join our busy School Office. The successful candidate will have strong literacy and numeracy, good computer skills (SIMS desirable) and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion.

You will work Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, in Tollesbury, Maldon. Duties include financial administration, reception duties, diary management, liaising with staff and