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9 Hours per week permanent - 3 mornings a week - Term Time Only (38 weeks per year)
Old Heath Community Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient and highly motivated Administration Assistant to join our hardworking office team.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:
· An aptitude for working with numbers
· Excellent ICT skills and an ability to manage a school website
· The ability to work as part of a team
· Flexibility
· Excellent organisation and communication skills
· Discretion and confidentiality
· Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children
· Ability to remain calm under pressure
· Administer first aid (a first aid certificate is desirable but training can be provided).
· To undertake reception and telephone duties, answering enquiries from staff, pupils, parents and the general public.
· GCSE English and Maths grade C or above
We can offer you a welcoming community school with a great team of friendly dedicated staff.
Knowledge of school-based systems including SIMS/FMS would be preferable.
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the admin office for an appointment.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. This appointment is subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance, enhanced DBS and childcare disqualification declaration.
Information about the School
Old Heath Community Primary School is a popular one form entry primary school on the outskirts of Colchester town centre. We are a happy school with very hard working, polite and smiley children who love to have fun too! The same can be said for the adults!!
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All post are subject to safer recruitment procedures and the successful applicant will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check as part of their pre-employment checks and provide satisfactory references.