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- Location: Kingston
- Job Type: Full-time
- Salary: £34,016 (£25,375 pro rata) Term time plus 2 weeks
Are you a master of organisation, a wizard with words, and a connoisseur of confidentiality? My client is on the hunt for an exceptional School Administrator to be the backbone of their Senior Leadership Team. This is not just any administrative role; it’s a chance to be at the heart of educational excellence, supporting leaders who shape young minds.
Day to Day of the role:- Provide effective administrative support to the SLT, including organising meetings, appointments, and preparing necessary documentation.
- Support school assemblies, services, and masses by preparing presentations and setting up as required.
- Offer hospitality to visitors and make travel arrangements and bookings for the SLT.
- Act as a minute secretary for meetings and liaise with school staff and stakeholders with tact and diplomacy.
- Handle PR opportunities and maintain excellence in standards.
- Serve as the first point of contact for matters concerning the headteacher.
- Manage confidential secretarial, administration, and clerical duties, including the preparation of reports and documents.
- Coordinate information for parents, including curriculum maps, and produce reports from school databases and spreadsheets.
- Research and collate senior school admissions information and maintain records of year 6 leavers’ destinations.
- Liaise with the parent association and monitor social media Q&A feeds.
- Provide cover for main office duties when required and track documentation templates for maintenance.
- Coordinate the production and dispatch of pupil reports and administration for school events, which may include occasional evening and weekend work.
- Proven experience in an administrative role, preferably within an educational setting.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Proficiency in ICT and office management software.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Experience in minute-taking and report writing.
- Familiarity with school database systems such as SIMS is desirable.
Benefits-
- Competitive salary
- Membership of a pension scheme life insurance and other wellbeing benefits such as 24/7 GP access
- Car-parking on site
- Free lunches
