Primary School Support Assistant - Blairgowrie, United Kingdom - Perth & Kinross Council

Perth & Kinross Council

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Blairgowrie, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

LOCATION:
Burrelton Primary School School Road Burrelton, PH13 9NZ

SALARY:
£19,183 - £20,093 per year

CONTRACT TYPE:
Temporary

POSITION TYPE:
Part Time

HOURS:
35 hours per week

£19,183 - £20, Hours per week, Term-time only)
Burrelton 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.

It offers 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.

Responsibilities:

Perth & Kinross Council Values and Behaviours

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 demonstrate:

Organisational skills to plan own workload, ensuring attention to detail in all areas of responsibility.
Communication skills to deal effectively with school staff, pupils, parents, visitors and other external customers in all areas of work.
Positive, supportive and nurturing relationships with children.
An ability to deal effectively with enquiries and requests by providing information as required.
A good level of digital skills to operate relevant systems and equipment necessary for completing routine assigned tasks.
Some understanding of financial activities to process data.

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.

If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Angela Thomson, Head Teacher on

Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call to discuss.

A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.