Senior Clerical Assistant

Bolton Council; Bolton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Bolton is seeking an innovative and efficient administrator to join their front of house team. The successful candidate will provide an efficient reception service, manage administrative duties, and ensure high standards of customer service in a busy environment. Previous experience in a school or office setting is essential, along with strong IT skills and a commitment to Catholic values.

Qualifications

• Experience in a school office or busy office environment is essential.
• Ability to create a positive first impression and meet customer needs.
• Must support the Catholic values and ethos of the school.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient reception and administration service for the school.
• Deal with callers, visitors, and pupils promptly and courteously.
• Maintain manual and computerised records and filing systems.

Skills

Customer service experience

Excellent keyboard skills

Effective communication skills

Administration skills

Ability to use IT programmes

Tools

Arbor

Job description

Overview

The governors of this highly successful and oversubscribed 11-16 Voluntary Aided RC High School are seeking to appoint someone to join the admin front of house team. Required as soon as possible.

We are looking for a dynamic, creative individual with ambition and drive to ensure that an efficient reception and administration service for the school is provided at all times, dealing with all callers, visitors, and pupils, both on the telephone and in person, promptly and courteously. This is a very busy work environment and being resilient is an important skill that is needed. The office is open between 7.30am and 4.30pm. The successful applicant will be expected to be available during these times and shift times will be finalised when appointment made.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person who will be a valuable team member, capable of working on their own initiative. The successful candidate will have excellent keyboard skills, effective communication skills and a pleasant manner. Previous experience in a school office or experience of working in a busy office environment, utilising IT programmes and packages is essential as is support of the Catholic values and ethos of this Voluntary Aided School.

If you can remain calm under pressure, have a flexible approach and have excellent administration skills, we would like to hear from you

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Be a positive person with experience of customer service and administrative duties
• Have a passion for efficiency and a drive to show young people that high standards are the key to success
• Have a high level of administrative skills, including ability to use information systems such as Arbor
• Have the ability to create outstanding first impressions and to have the ability to follow through on action to ensure that our customers (students, parents/carers and visitors) needs are met.
• Have the resilience to work as a team in providing administrative support to mend broken lives, fan the flames of enthusiasm and further inspire those who are already excited about a bright future
• Carrying out and being responsible for the upkeep of manual records and the inputting of computerised records and filing systems

As a Catholic Christian community, we offer a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to engage with wonderfully able students. We are very determined in our mission to transform the lives of young people and create outstanding life chances through educational achievement. We are looking for an innovative, efficient administrator to serve and inspire.

As a Catholic Christian community, we offer a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to engage with wonderfully able students who with the right guidance can be inspired to achieve. We are very determined in our mission to transform the lives of young people and create outstanding life chances through educational