School Office & Front Desk Administrator

North Yorkshire Council; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Gladstone Road Primary School in Scarborough is seeking an Administration Assistant to join our friendly office team. You will be the first face pupils, parents and visitors see, handling reception duties and keeping every day running smoothly for 700 pupils.

You will work with our School Business Manager and fellow admins, utilising MS Office, maintaining records and supporting reporting. We offer varied, rewarding work in a dynamic school environment with development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of administration and office systems.
• Clerical or administrative experience.
• Experience of working with Microsoft Office.
• Computer literate with good numeracy and literacy.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Literacy and numeracy qualifications (e.g., Level 2 / GCSE).

Responsibilities

• Maintain computerised and manual pupil/staff records.
• Undertake reception duties; act as first point of contact in response to telephone and face to face enquiries
• Assist in preparation of reports
• Take minutes at various meetings as required
• Undertake administration of school accounts, including handling of small amounts of cash and chasing dinner money arrears
• Check and sign in incoming orders
• Administration of school dinner including allergy management, working closely with the kitchen
• Administration of medical conditions
• Administering first aid, and analysing first aid incidents for any patterns
• Keeping up to date club registers, records of trip permission slips, staff training records, In line with KCSIE requirements, please complete your full employment history to ensure any gaps in your education and career history are accounted for.

Skills

Administrative experience

Microsoft Office

Computer literate

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Attention to detail

Education

GCSE Level 2

Level 2 / GCSE equivalent

Job description

Gladstone Road Primary School in Scarborough is seeking an Administration Assistant to join our friendly office team. You will be the first face pupils, parents and visitors see, handling reception duties and keeping every day running smoothly for 700 pupils.

You will work with our School Business Manager and fellow admins, utilising MS Office, maintaining records and supporting reporting. We offer varied, rewarding work in a dynamic school environment with development opportunities.