What skills and experience were looking for
* Must have excellent communication and organisational skills.
* Must be friendly, kind and approachable and be able to be responsive to the needs of the school and community.
* Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all members of the school community
* Successful experience of working in a similar role is desirable.
What the school offers its staff
* A friendly, kind and welcoming staff team
* Staff with a vision of excellence for the future
* Children who love learning and want to achieve
* A well resourced and stimulating environment
* A strong emphasis on team work
Further details about the role
The role will be working in the main office providing whole school administrative support.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Health Care Plans Management and Administration
* Attendance and register checks
* Undertake reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors
* Nursery Application Administration
* Managing milk provision for pupils
* Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents/staff etc in accordance with the school policy on administering drugs
* Assisting with arrangements for visits by school nurse, photographer etc.
* Provide routine clerical support e.g. photocopying, filing, emailing, complete routine forms
* Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems
* Undertake typing, word-processing and other IT based tasks
* Sort and distribute mail
* Undertake routine administration, eg daily attendance registers, school meals
* Operate office equipment e.g. photocopier, computer
* Arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies
* Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
* Be aware of and ensure equal opportunities for all
* Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
* Appreciate and support the role of other professionals as appropriate
* Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
* Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
* Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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