St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School

ST MARGARET CLITHEROW ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

Monkswood Lane (off Monkswood Way) Stevenage Herts SG2 8QJ

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Held Office Administrative Assistant

Responsible to School Secretary & Headteacher

Salary Scale H2 - H3 dependent upon experience

Effective from ASAP

To support and assist the School Secretary.

To be in school from 9.15 – 12.30 in term time.

To carry out general duties connected with the needs of the school as a whole, as directed by the School Secretary or Headteacher.

The duties will be many and varied and will include:

· inputting dinners into Parentpay;

· inputting attendance on the SIMs database;

· carrying out first day absence response telephone calls;

· some front of house duties;

· unpacking and checking orders;

· counting money and issuing receipts;

· ensuring that office supplies are kept up to date and organised;

· ensuring the efficient organisation of school stock;

· ensuring that the medical room is kept organised and stocked;

· dealing with minor first aid enquiries;

· bulk photocopying;

· filing as required;

· other seasonal admin tasks as required.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

· Understanding of the School’s values and ethos.

· Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

· Experience of clerical and administrative work.

· Good numeracy, literacy and ICT skills.

· Basic knowledge of first aid.

· Ability to use standard office software (E.g. Word, Excel, SIMs).

· Understanding of the needs of children.

· Good sense of humour.

· A high level of confidentiality and discretion.

This job description is open to annual review according to the needs of the setting.

Jesus lives in us, our families, our school, our Church, our world. Jesus is our guide, let us follow Him

At St Margaret Clitherow School we are committed to Safeguarding Children