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Location

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

John Taylor Multi Academy Trust (JTMAT) believes in the power of education to improve lives – and the world. As a partner academy in JTMAT, we are seeking to appoint a hardworking, conscientious and enthusiastic person to join our evolving organisation.

The successful candidate will be a resilient, flexible, motivated team worker with plenty of initiative and excellent ICT and communication skills. You will be responsible for a variety of financial duties within the school environment, including ordering equipment and resources, maintaining stock of essential equipment, processing and raising of invoices and other financial transactions, supporting with school banking requirements and providing financial and administrative support to the Office Manager.

Statement of Purpose
To work under the direction and guidance of senior staff to provide general clerical, administrative and financial support to the school.

Support to Pupils, Parents and the Community
• Undertake reception duties, answer routine telephone and face-to-face enquiries and sign in visitors.
• Assist with pupil welfare duties; liaise with parents/staff etc.
• Assist in arrangements for school trips and events etc.

Support to the Organisation
• Provide routine clerical/administrative support e.g. photocopying, filing, faxing, emailing, completing routine forms, responding to routine correspondence.
• Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems.
• Produce lists/information/data as required, e.g. pupil data.
• Undertake more complex typing, word-processing and other IT based tasks e.g. assisting in the preparation of minutes, reports and circulars.
• Take notes at meetings.
• Sort and distribute mail.
• Undertake routine administrative procedures e.g. transport arrangements, catering arrangements, interview arrangements.
• Maintain and collate pupil reports.
• Undertake routine administration of school lettings and other uses of school premises.
• Operate relevant equipment/computer applications (e.g. Word, Excel, databases, spreadsheets, Internet).
• Maintain stock and supplies, cataloguing and distributing as required.
• Operate uniform/snack/other “shops” within the school.
• Provide general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others.
• Undertake routine financial administration e.g. processing orders, receipt, recording and banking of monies due to the school.
• Basic first aid.
• Managing school fund

Support to School (this list is not exhaustive and should reflect the ethos of the school)
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
• 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, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
• Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
• Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
• Demonstrate, give advice & guidance to, or train other employees, students or trainees on own duties.

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Salary

£20.41k per annum