Administration Assistant

Job Summary

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Part time

Advert Start Date:

19/09/2018

Advert End Date:

Closed for applications on 04/10/2018 12:00

Salary:

£16,863- £17,391 (pro rata)

Hours per week:

Job Category:

Admin / Secretarial / Customer Services

Vacancy ID:

179656

Employment Location:

Belmont CE Primary

Post Number:

179656

Number of posts:

Closing date:

4 Oct

Further Information

To start as soon as possible.

The Governing Body wishes to appoint an enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our busy office team. The post is part time, 21 hours per week, three days a week 8:15am - 3:45pm and term time only.

Essential criteria: 4 GCSE’s Grade A-C including English and Maths
Level 2 Business Administration qualification or equivalent.

The successful candidate will be reliable, have excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, using a range of media and have experience of clerical work. In return, we offer a supportive, welcoming working environment and excellent professional development opportunities.

The successful candidate should possess:
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Office 365, Publisher and Excel).
• The ability to work in a busy office environment, with the skills to organise, prioritise and deal with multiple tasks whilst meeting deadlines.
• Good organisational skills.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:
• Being a first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and parents/carers and answering telephone calls.
• Working as part of a team to achieve the best for our children and their families and the school community.
• Providing clerical and administration support to all staff and pupils to ensure the smooth running of the school.

It is desirable that the successful candidate will have experience of working within a school environment and can use SIMS, FMS and Parent Pay systems.

The post is not open to job share.

Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

Application forms are available from, and returnable to Mrs Kirsty Harrison-Brown, Head Teacher, at Belmont C E Primary, Buckinghamshire Road, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2QP. E-mail belmontceprimary@durhamlearning.net or Tel 0191 3844178.

Closing date: 4th October 2018, 12 noon
Interview date: 12th October 2018

Please note that the Childcare Disqualifications Regulations 2009 apply to this position and therefore you are required to complete the “disqualification by association” declaration form. Should you be successful in your application for this post, your appointment can not be progressed without this declaration.

For further information about this post, please contact:
Mrs Helen James (Office Manager) or Mrs Kirsty Harrison-Brown (Head Teacher)
Belmont C E Primary
Buckinghamshire Road
Belmont
Durham
DH1 2QP
Tel: 0191 3844178
Email: belmontceprimary@durhamlearning.net
Website: www.belmontceprimary@co.uk