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Part Time Admin Assistant required for busy School Office
14 hours per week (8.30am-4pm). Monday + Tuesday - Term time only.
Surrey Pay PS4 (£25,052 - £26,825 FTE) Pro - rata
St James Primary School is a popular, two form entry school in Weybridge. We are a friendly, caring school, with delightful children, supportive parents and a hard working staff team.
We are looking to appoint a friendly, enthusiastic and organised Administrative Assistant to join our busy school office. The successful candidate will have outstanding written and verbal communication skills as the role involves a high level of interaction with people, on the phone, by email/letter and face to face.
As a core member of the school office team, your role is to effectively manage the administration for our wraparound care clubs, including offering places, processing payments and producing weekly registers. In addition, the role also includes general administrative duties such as, but not limited to, parent communications, managing pupil data and supporting with medical needs. Applicants should be calm, able to work under pressure to meet deadlines, ensure discretion and be able to provide excellent service whilst coping with interruptions. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is essential.
The successful candidate will be caring and supportive to the needs of the children, be committed to our safeguarding responsibilities and work with the St James team to ensure all children become the 'best they can be'. If you are a team player with good administrative and organisational skills, who enjoys a mix of routine and ad hoc tasks we would love to hear from you.
WHAT WE OFFER:
1. Term-time hours
2. The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly environment
3. Local Government Pension Scheme
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
4. GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above.
5. Previous administration experience.
6. a proven ability to work on their own initiative.
7. a high level of communication skills and the ability to relate positively to children and adults.
Closing date for applications will be Wednesday 12th November at midday.
Interview date - TBC
Safeguarding Statement
Please note that St James C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and social media check. The online search is not part of the shortlisting process, and candidates will have the chance to address any issues of concern in the interview.
St James C of E Primary School is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We want St James to be a great place to work and an organisation that we all have pride in, where every member of our community feels valued, safe and included. Applications are invited from all members of the community, the aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and this includes promoting equality and diversity for all irrespective of age; disability; ethnicity (including race, colour and nationality); gender; gender reassignment; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity.
We reserve the right to close this advert should we receive sufficient applications.