Admin Assistant (Level 2)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our ambitious good school. The Governors are seeking to appoint an admin assistant to support the School Bursar. In fulfilling your duties, you will embody the values, vision and mission of the School and act at all times with confidentiality, discretion and professionalism.

The role will provide you with a great deal of variety and interest, with your responsibilities including but not limited to:

• Supporting School communication
• Supporting the printing, organisation and sending of reports
• Liaising with the kitchen to ensure that all necessary lunch information is communicated
• Liaising with relevant staff to prepare correspondence to parents etc,
• Responsibility for all whole-school orders, including stationery, books, fruit, milk
• Updating pupil records on the SIMS database 
• Using the Parent Pay system
• Booking the school photography service and ensuring that pupil and staff photos are updated regularly.
• Supporting the smooth running of School trips (coach booking, catering arrangements, collecting and filing risk assessments, tracking costs, etc.)
• Supporting the organisation of Friends of Lydiate School events, including the booking of any visitors
• Providing cover in the School office where needed and when possible
• Providing emergency cover for welfare duties where needed and when possible (additional payments would be made)

The requirements

Your experience as an administrator or secretary in a busy office will include working with a data management or information system and managing sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality. Your excellent teamwork and collaboration skills will allow you to build strong, positive relationships with all staff and the community of Lydiate Primary School. Strong planning and organisation skills will make you effective at multi-tasking while maintaining a focus on detail and accuracy.

The details:

You will work 21.5 hours per week, to be worked Monday to Friday, four mornings and one full day on a Friday. Term Time Only

Hours of work – 8.30am – 12 – Monday – Thursday

8.30am – 4pm – Friday

(Welfare cover if required – 12-1 or 12.15 – 1.15pm) Monday-Thursday

The role is Temporary for 1 Year in the first instance.

School Tours are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

Tour dates are Monday 8^th July at 1.30pm and Wednesday 10^th July at 16.00pm

Please telephone the school office to make an appointment – 0151 526 2657