Admin Officer

The Governing Body are looking to appoint an Admin Officer to join our school as soon as possible.

37 hours per week - (41 weeks per year)

This role will be working in the main office providing whole school administrative support and there will also be a number of designated responsibilities to oversee.

Duties and responsibilities:- 

• Daily pupil attendance and register checks; making calls home for absent pupils ​
• Daily recording and ordering of school dinners and collecting payments for dinners​
• Nursery admin support​
• Undertake reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors ​
• Assist with pupil first aid/welfare duties, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents/staff etc in accordance with the school policy on administering drugs ​
• Assisting with arrangements for visits by school nurse, photographer etc. ​
• Provide routine clerical support e.g. photocopying, filing, emailing, complete routine forms ​
• Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems​
• Undertake typing, word-processing and other IT based tasks ​
• Sort and distribute mail ​
• Undertake routine administration, eg daily attendance registers, extra-curricular registers, school meals​
• Operate office equipment e.g. photocopier, computer ​
• Arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies ​
• Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person ​
• Be aware of and ensure equal opportunities for all ​
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school ​
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals as appropriate​
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required ​
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required ​
• Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade and role ​

You will need to:

• Have excellent communication and organisational skills
• Have good ICT skills
• Be friendly and approachable and responsive to the needs of the school and community 
• Have the ability to multi task in a busy environment
• Have an excellent work ethic and be a strong team worker
• Share in our vision for realising the life chances and dreams of every child​

We can offer you:

• A friendly, welcoming staff team
• Staff with a vision of excellence for the future
• Children who love learning and want to achieve
• A well-resourced and stimulating environment
• A strong emphasis on teamwork
• High quality CPD opportunities

Closing date for applications: 12 noon Thursday 20th March 2025

Interviews: Thursday 27th March 2025

Wisewood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the interests of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

References for short-listed candidates will be requested before the interview.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS Enhanced Disclosure

We may conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates prior to making our final decision. If any information obtained from the online searches raises concerns around someone’s suitability for the role or to working with children then this may be raised with the candidate at interview and/or we may take advice from the local authority children’s services.​