Apprentice Administrative Assistant

We are looking for an Apprentice Administrative Assistant to provide an efficient and effective administrative and finance support as a member of our school's office team. The successful candidate will promote a professional and friendly point of call to all parents and visitors to our school.

This apprenticeship would involve working across two of our primary schools in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The schools in question are Longford Park Primary School (Banbury's first brand new academy school) and William Morris Primary School. 

Please see a list below of the key accountabilities:

• Welcome all visitors to our school and ensure the school policy for safeguarding is adhered, ensuring completion of visitor badges and monitoring access to restricted areas
• Answer telephone, filter calls and e-mails, to take messages and make sure they are delivered in a timely fashion
• Deal with first aid (Including ensuring sufficient first aid supplies)
• Respond to children’s enquiries, including late children, requests to leave school during the school day and sick children, referring to the appropriate first aider or teacher as required
• Use SIMS, Pupil Asset and any other computer applications to perform the roles daily tasks
• Use Microsoft Office programs - Excel, Word, Outlook - to produce reports and letters, applying punctuation, spelling and grammar, contributing to style and presentation of documents
• Filing, reprographics and resource preparation
• Maintain the reception area including updating of internal and external noticeboards and literature

For a full list of the accountabilities and more information on the role, please click the link below:

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-458511

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities. GLF reserves the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date. We would therefore recommend that you submit your application as early as possible. Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.