Warm School Office Administrator

WMJobs; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Training & development

Employee benefits package

Job summary

Paget Primary School is seeking an Administration Assistant to provide friendly, professional first contact for pupils, families, staff and visitors. You will support daily office operations, manage purchases and accurate record-keeping while assisting with medication administration and safeguarding procedures.

The role requires a calm, well-organised and proactive team player who can handle competing priorities in a busy school environment and help deliver an excellent customer experience to

Qualifications

• Warm, friendly and approachable with a commitment to customer service.
• Highly organised, reliable and able to manage competing priorities.
• Calm and professional when working in a busy environment.
• Accurate and attentive to detail.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people, both verbally and in writing.
• Proactive and able to use their own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Act as the welcoming and professional first point of contact for pupils, families, staff and visitors.
• Provide general administrative support to the school office and wider school team.
• Manage purchase orders and support the school's purchasing processes.
• Support the administration of medication in line with school procedures.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure information is recorded and handled appropriately.
• Respond to enquiries in a helpful, professional and timely manner.
• Support the smooth day-to-day running of the school office.
• Manage competing priorities and respond calmly to changing demands.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the school.

Skills

Customer service

Organisational skills

Communication

Calm under pressure

Team player

Attention to detail

Job description

Paget Primary School is seeking an Administration Assistant to provide friendly, professional first contact for pupils, families, staff and visitors. You will support daily office operations, manage purchases and accurate record-keeping while assisting with medication administration and safeguarding procedures.

The role requires a calm, well-organised and proactive team player who can handle competing priorities in a busy school environment and help deliver an excellent customer experience to