Office Administrator

What skills and experience we're looking for

Lipson Vale Primary is offering an exciting opportunity for an extremely motivated, efficient, productive and enthusiastic individual to join our busy office team. The successful candidate will enjoy working alongside others as part of a highly efficient team and be able to offer a positive, professional and friendly approach to our children, their families and daily visitors.

The post involves:

• Providing front line administrative duties like answering the phone and dealing with parental queries.
• Recording and reporting on pupil data (including taking a lead role for attendance).
• Working collaboratively with the attendance leadership team to monitor and improve attendance.
• Administration of free school meal applications and ensuring school information is maintained up-to-date.
• Coordination of the admissions processes.
• Administer and support with the organisation of medicine in school.
• Accurately maintaining the school information management system (SIMs)
• Providing information to the Local Authority and other partners in line with GDPR policies

Experience of SIMs, Microsoft programmes (including Teams and Excel) and Cashless Catering systems are preferred, but not essential. We pride ourselves on our commitment to staff training so a capable, efficient and willing learner will be welcomed.

We need someone who can demonstrate that they:

• Organised and efficient in time management
• Can work to tight deadlines independently and as a team
• Can prioritise key tasks
• Can multi-task
• Is positive and friendly
• Can work successfully with families in the interest of pupils
• Can perform within policy guidelines

More details including a job description can be found on our website, alongside the application form. If you feel you could make a difference to our school, then please get in touch.

For an informal discussion or to book onto a tour, please contact Rebekah Welch, Business Manager, on 01752 224801.

Interviews: 3rd October 2024

Applications can be accessed from the school website.

What the school offers its staff

Lipson Vale Primary is offering an exciting opportunity for an extremely motivated, efficient, productive and enthusiastic individual to join our busy office team. The successful candidate will enjoy working alongside others as part of a highly efficient team and be able to offer a positive, professional and friendly approach to our children, their families and daily visitors.

Commitment to safeguarding

A DBS disclosure is required for this post.