School Administrator

JOB TITLE: School secretary / administratorJOB LOCATION: just outside WisbechJOB TYPE: temporary to permanentJOB SALARY: £23000JOB HOURS: 8am - 4pm with 1 hour for lunch, Monday to FridayJOB HOLIDAYS: The role is based on a 46 week contract so therefore you will have 6 weeks (30 days) holiday per yearJOB NOTES: This job is 100% based in the school, there is no working from homeYour new companyOur client is an independant school for boys and girls aged 12 to 18 and they specialise in supporting and educating students who have SEMH (Social, Emotional & Mental Health) needs. The school is designed to provide a safe and relaxing environment to help students through GCSEs and A Levels in a range of subjects and they are very passionate about the level of pastoral care that they offer students too.The current administrator is moving on to a new adventure and so we're looking to recruit someone ASAP (ideally temp to perm) so there's as much of a handover with her as possible.Your new roleYour job will include

• Opening and closing the school gates each day
• Answering the phones and dealing with visitors to site
• Student registration in the morning and after lunch
• Managing petty cash: keeping secure, issuing payments, reporting on spend
• PA support to the Head Teacher: diary management, booking meetings, dealing with correspondence, assisting the preparing reports for head office, OFSTED etc
• Frequent interaction with students, parents and a wide range of stakeholders

What you'll need to succeedWe do need to see previous admin experience, strong Word and Excel skills and excellent interpersonal skills. This is the kind of job that requires you to be proactive and ready & able to change priorities when the need arises and you'll be a compassionate and professional individual.What you'll get in returnThis will be an incredibly rewarding job where you will use your admin skills to support people who need your help. You'll be working in a team that goes above and beyond every day and helping young people towards a brighter future - could a job be more rewarding than that?What you need to do nowThis job will require you to undertake a robust compliance process before you can start working including an enhanced DBS check and thorough referencing so please bear in mind, before you apply, that you must be able to provide ID/right to work documents, references from every job you have had for the last few years and that the application paperwork requires patience, accuracy and attention to detail which may take a little time but we'll do our best to get you though it as quickly and as smoothly as we can,If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

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