Apprentice School Administrator

About this opportunity

A great opportunity is available at Holy Trinity CE Primary School. They are looking for a School Administrator to provide comprehensive support to the school, working collaboratively with all staff and parents in order to support pupil well being.

A normal day would include:

• Receiving visitors to the school and to communicate with courtesy and clarity to all staff, pupils, parents, carers, visitors, outside agencies and the wider community, including answering general telephone and face to face enquiries.
• Assist with pupil first aid and welfare duties, including looking after sick pupils and liaising with parents and staff etc.
• Provide general clerical and administrative support
• Maintain and update all administrative and information systems and processes as required
• Produce lists, information and data as required, for example, pupils data and to maintain and collate pupil reports.
• Assist with school administrative duties relating to examination invigilation where appropriate.
• Arrange meetings and events
• Collect and distribute incoming mail, despatch outgoing mail as appropriate.
• Maintain display boards and to ensure these are refreshed regularly.
• Administer school registration procedures in line with statutory requirements.
• Maintain records of stationery supplies and stock, cataloguing and distributing and order stock and equipment as required.
• Operate uniform, snack and other ‘shops’ within the school.
• Provide general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others.
• Provide cover for other administrative colleagues when required.

What you could go on to do
Administration Officer
Finance Officer
Attendance Officer
Office Manager
School Business Manager

How you will be supported
Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next
New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
• More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
• Any training you need to complete
• What the next steps will be

How you could get there
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

What you should have to apply

• GCSE’s in Maths and English A-C/9-4

Personal Qualities

• Tact and diplomacy in all interpersonal relationships with the public, pupils and colleagues at work.
• Self motivation and personal drive to complete tasks to the required timescales and quality standards.
• The flexibility to adapt to changing workloads demands and new school challenges.
• Personal commitment to continuous self-development.
• Personal commitment to continuous school improvement.
• Personal commitment to the school’s professional standards, including dress code as appropriate.
• Be willing to consent to and apply for an enhanced disclosure check to the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service).

Skills

• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to manage own workload effectively.
• Willingness to undergo minor first aid training.
• Ability to produce accurate written minutes /notes of meetings.
• Ability to use ICT packages, including spreadsheets, data bases and word processing.
• Possess good keyboard skills in order to produce high quality documents.
• Ability to relate well to children and adults.
• Be able to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these.
• Ability to identify your own training and development needs and cooperate with the means to address these needs.
• A command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable the effective performance of the role, including the ability to speak with confidence and accuracy and the ability to listen and respond appropriately dependent on the audience.