Location: High Wycombe
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join a small team to provide excellent general administrative support. Proven office, communication and IT skills are essential.
Salary: Pro-rated salary for term-time only £18,000-£20,000
Contract type: Permanent. Required as soon as possible.
Hours: Term-time only (the option of 52 weeks per year may also be available)
0800-1630 hours, Monday to Friday
Closing date: Friday 7 November 2025
About us
Pipers Corner is a Girls’ School Association Independent School for girls aged 4-18. Set in 96 acres of beautiful Chiltern countryside, the school is four miles north of High Wycombe and two miles from Great Missenden. In its most recent ISI inspection (March 2023) the school was graded as “excellent” in all categories.
About the role
Welcome visitors to the school and deal with enquiries from visitors, parents, staff and students via telephone, email, the Parent portal, in the Office and at ‘The Hatch’
1. Ensure that all visitors have correct documentation and are pre-registered
2. Ensure that confidentiality is maintained as appropriate on all student, parent and staff matters
3. Complete registration, ensuring the whereabouts of students are accounted for twice a day
4. Produce registration matrices and liaise with Assistant Head regarding registration codes
5. Complete registration notes to students and physically inform students of messages where necessary.
6. Help return named lost property items to students
7. Sign for and distribute incoming post to relevant staff
8. Frank and organise outgoing post
9. Stationery orders
10. Maintain a supply of prospectuses
11. Set up, log and maintain bookings for Speech Day and other large events
12. Help maintain and update Fire Evacuation lists
13. Set up and maintain all information for Parents Evenings, keeping both parents and staff informed.
14. Issue lunch passes
15. Chase up overdue temporary lanyards and liaise with Bursary
16. Assist other members of the Administration team with general office tasks
17. Manage school menus and upload to SharePoint
18. Produce various certificates as required
19. Copy, log and send out “Postcards of Praise”
20. Occasionally show visitors around the School
21. To carry out any additional responsibility which the Headmistress may reasonably from time to time request
22. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact
About you
The following qualities are essential:
The following qualities are essential:
23. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
24. Energy and enthusiasm
25. A calm and personable manner
26. A methodical and expeditious approach to handling data
27. Discretion/dealing with confidential matters
28. A high level of ICT competence
29. A flexible approach to work and time