Job Description
Primary School Support Assistant (Fixed Term until 17 August ) - PKC
£16, - £17, (31 Hours per week, Term-time only)
Guildtown Primary School
As our Primary School Support Assistant, your duties in this post involve general office administration to include reception duties, call handling, absence management, ordering and receipt of deliveries, finance and pupil record keeping.
This role offers you the opportunity to use excellent communication and interpersonal skills in a busy learning environment.
The successful applicant will support the day to day running of the school under the direction of the Head Teacher.
You will be competent in the use of various IT programmes.
You will be front of house contact in a school, so excellent customer service skills are required.
Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate:
1. Organisational skills to plan own workload, ensuring attention to detail in all areas of responsibility.
2. Communication skills to deal effectively with school staff, pupils, parents, visitors and other external customers in all areas of work.
3. Positive, supportive and nurturing relationships with children.
4. An ability to deal effectively with enquiries and requests by providing information as required.
5. A good level of digital skills to operate relevant systems and equipment necessary for completing routine assigned tasks.
6. Some understanding of financial activities to process data.
The Individual
We are looking for a personable, friendly and flexible person to join our school team and you will have excellent personal skills.
We are looking for an individual who ideally has some experience of an administrative and/or financial role and who has the enthusiasm and flexibility to work in a busy small school environment.
Applicants must be able to work independently and as part of a small team and must be committed to delivering high standards of service.
If you have any IT qualifications, this would be beneficial but it is not an essential requirement.