Office Administrator

About us and the role

Unlock Your Potential as an Office Administrator

Are you a master of organisation and a pro at keeping things running like clockwork? Do you thrive in a vibrant and collaborative environment?

If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

As our Office Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and smooth operation of the central administrative functions within the trust. This role will be responsible for a variety of essential tasks, including office orders, communication, manging folders and emails, and general office management.

What will you do?

• Procurement and Supplies Management: Order office supplies, snacks, and equipment, and coordinate catering for trust-wide events.
• Communication and Event Coordination: Assist in event planning, handle catering orders, maintain event calendars, and contribute to trust-wide communications.
• Office Administration: Manage calls, inboxes, ID badges, incoming mail, records, and calendars while supporting CEO meetings.
• General Administration and Support: Arrange travel, update the website, assist with proofreading, analyse data, provide support, and undertake research.
• Adaptability and Senior Leadership Support: Perform various clerical duties as directed by the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the school's mission and relationships with external parties.

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• a strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation and Spiritual Insight
• great opportunities for professional development
• NEST pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria
• O2 discounts
• NUS Card
• Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Access to multiple well-being programmes
• Cycle to work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes

Plus many more

What are we looking for?

• Experience in office administration or a related field
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities
• Experience of developing and maintaining administrative systems and procedures
• Evidence of the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.