School Support Officer - Newport, United Kingdom - Newport City Council

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Post No. EDSCH School Support Officer
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St. Joseph's RC Primary School
The Governors of St. Joseph's R.C. Primary School wish to appoint an enthusiastic and suitably qualified School Support Officer.
The Governors require a person with a friendly, warm personality to meet and greet visitors to the school, answer the phone and liaise with staff, parents and pupils.
You will need to be organised, have sound IT and Office skills (especially in Excel and Word) and an understanding of financial systems and processes. You will be a member of a hardworking, caring and professional team, providing essential administrative support to parents, staff and pupils.
You will be required to commence from 9th January 2023, and the position is offered on a parttime, fixed term basis until 21st July 202 20 hours per week
Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th December 202
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Good organisational skills and the ability to work with initiative
Good computer and word processing skills
The key duties and responsibilities will include:
being the first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and parents/carers and answering telephone calls

- assisting in the maintenance of computer-based records using SIMS to ensure that this is current and up to date

Being responsible for recording, amending and reconciling lunches through the ParentPay system

- communicating with parents through the use of ParentMail
- having the ability to work in a busy office environment with the skills to organise, prioritise and deal with multiple tasks whilst meeting deadlines
- working in a close team to achieve the best for our children and the school community.

Our values - Courageous, Positive and Responsible
**Ein gwerthoedd - Dewr, Cadarnhaol, Cyfrifol