Admin Assistant - Bexley, United Kingdom - Days Lane Primary School

Description

Days Lane is a popular and successful three-form entry stand-alone Academy providing an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment for children aged three to eleven.

The school has a tradition of high academic standards and offers an exciting range of enrichment and extra curriculum activities.

The school office is a very busy environment, accommodating over 660 pupils, including our on-site nursery, therefore the post holder must be able to effectively juggle multiple tasks.

No two days are the same, and the administration team manage a range of tasks. Deadlines require prompt action and the daily tasks of the role require attention to detail.

As the post holder interacts with pupils, staff, parents and other third parties to the school, they need to have excellent spoken and written communication skills, with the ability to build and form strong, positive working relationships with all.

Due to the sensitive nature of the role, the post holder must be able to demonstrate attributes of confidentiality, tact and diplomacy in providing service to the Senior Leadership Team.

References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview.

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

This post is considered a customer-facing position; as such, it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.

Days Lane Primary School therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Days Lane Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

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