Administration Assistant

St John Plessington Catholic College

Administration Assistant

Job Title: Administration Assistant

Location: St John Plessington Catholic College

Responsible To: People Business Support Lead

Salary Grade: Band C, scale point 4-5 £17,837-£18,162 (actual)

Contract: This is a fixed-term contract initially until 18/07/2023, 36 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term-time only)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date for Applications: Monday 17th April 2023

St John Plessington Catholic College are looking for an enthusiastic individual to provide administrative support. The successful candidate will support the college with a range of administrative tasks and will need to have strong organisational and administrative skills, good ICT skills, be a team player, have patience and a sense of humour. 

As well as working as part of a team, you will also be expected to use your own initiative, be proactive and will have excellent communication, time management and organisational skills with the ability to maintain a calm and professional manner at all times. Previous experience of working with young people within a school environment would be an advantage. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• To undertake all aspects of general administrative tasks, under the direction of the School Business Support Lead
• Providing administrative support for Exams and Admissions as required
• To undertake administrative support to the team, providing cover and additional capacity during busy and peak periods, under the direction of the School Business Support Lead
• Assisting with reprographics tasks, providing support for cover and during busy peak periods
• Maintaining manual and computerised records/management information systems
• To operate relevant IT equipment and software packages e.g. Word, Excel, databases and internet
• Attending and participating in relevant meetings as required
• Participating in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

We can offer you: 

• A supportive, friendly working environment 
• A team committed to supporting professional development
• Enthusiastic young people who love coming to school
• An experienced and motivated staff team
• A school with high aspirations for its students and staff

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process. To assist in this part of the process we would appreciate it if you would complete the attached Social Media form and return it with your application.

We are committed to safeguarding the young people in our care, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To apply for this position, please send a covering letter and completed application form for the attention of Mr P McLoughlin, Head of School, to recruitment@hfcmat.com. For further information please visit the ‘Vacancies’ section on our website www.stjohnplessington.com.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.