School Administrative Assistants - St. Austell, United Kingdom - Cornwall Education Learning Trust

Cornwall Education Learning Trust

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St. Austell, United Kingdom

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School Administrative Assistant x2

Job Description & Person Specification

About the Role

The job is based at Brannel School, Rectory Road, St Stephen, Saint Austell PL26 7RN.

❖ _Do you have excellent administration, organisational and time management skills? _

❖ _Are you looking for a new challenge in an energising and rewarding working _
- environment where no two days are the same? _

❖ _We are a dynamic, supportive workplace situated in the heart of rural Cornwall _
- approximately 10 miles between Newquay on the north coast and beautiful St _

Austell Bay on the south coast. _

About the Job

As one of our School Administrative Assistants you will work as part of a small, very friendly and supportive team which plays a crucial role in the day-to-day life of our school by providing a wide range of administrative and general support to keep school life running as smoothly as possible.

Training will be provided where necessary, for example in use of the Schools

Information Management System (SIMS) and attendance procedures. We are seeking two administrative assistants. The hours are flexible and the role would suit somebody looking for either full time or part time.

About the School

Brannel School offers 850 places to students aged Our facilities are second to none - the school was completely redesigned and rebuilt in 2011 as a 'School of the Future' at a cost of over £17m.

Our school values are Excellence, Creativity and Community.

We aspire to be a truly outstanding school, delivering the very best educational opportunities, nurturing academic excellence, and fostering ambition in every one of our students.

About You
We _really_ want to hear from you if you are someone who:

has excellent organisational, time management, and communication skills;

- has strong problem-solving and analytical skills;
- is detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture;
- is resilient and has the capacity to handle multiple responsibilities; and
- is able to relate to both adults and young people with sensitivity, empathy and understanding.

We will offer you:

An energising and supportive working environment with high expectations and standards.
An excellent programme of CPD and the chance to gain workbased qualifications e.g. relevant apprenticeship, award in desktop publishing, European Computer Driving

Licence (ECDL), and relevant business and administration certificates and diplomas if you are interested in potentially becoming a school business professional.

Cornwall Education Learning Trust

Brannel School is part of the Cornwall Education Learning Trust (CELT), which is responsible for educating learners in four secondary schools, one junior school and nine primary schools across Mid-Cornwall from Newquay to St Austell.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and endeavour to offer this, where possible, so that many of our employees can choose a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits us.

It is noted, however, that some roles require attendance during specific school hours, which means that flexible working is not always possible.

Disability Confident

If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer.

We are working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to actively recruit serving and transitioning military personnel, military spouses, partners and family members.

Contact Details

Job title:
School Administrative Assistant

Job purpose:

To provide a wide range of administrative and general school support as part of a small team working in the main school office.

Reporting to:
School Administrator.

Responsible for:
No line management responsibility.

Functional

Relationships:
Headteacher, senior leadership team, teaching staff, support staff, students, parents/carers and all external contacts.

Salary grade:
E Grade

Working Hours:
Flexible hours - negotiable

Working Weeks: 38.4 weeks (Term time plus 3 INSET Days) or

41.4 weeks (Term time plus 5 INSET days plus 12 additional days

Paid Weeks:
weeks working weeks

47.4 weeks working weeks

Specific responsibilities applicable to this post

Front of house duties
❖ Provide cover for the main school reception, as required.

❖ Welcome visitors to the school and ensure signing in and safeguarding procedures are followed in compliance with the school's Visitor Policy.

❖ Issue ID passes.

General office administration
❖ Provide general administrative support directly to the senior leadership team and teaching staff.

❖ Provide a professional and confidential administrative service including word processing of correspondence, repor