Office Admin Assistant (Student Services)

Location

Redhill, Surrey | United Kingdom

Job description

Part-time or Job Share + Term-time + Local Authority Pension We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, well-organised, calm and reassuring individual with excellent interpersonal skills to join our student services team in the main office. You will provide a high quality, first line response to queries from students and also from parents via email, phone and face to face. The successful candidate will demonstrate attention to detail and be flexible in their approach to working with people, always seeking supportive resolutions. Your opportunity
Merstham Park School is looking to appoint an impressive individual to join their professional, hard-working, and extremely capable team in the School Office. The role requires someone who has the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment and has efficient and effective administrative skills. Duties will be varied, including looking after the student’s needs, supporting colleagues and providing a professional and friendly point of call to all parents and visitors to our school. The successful candidate will have experience of working in an administrative role, ideally at a secondary school, and should have excellent communication and organisational skills. It is important that you have a warm, caring and professional manner at all times, as you will be dealing face to face with students, parents and carers on a daily basis.Please review the Job Description and Person Specification found within the attached Recruitment Pack.
About Merstham ParkAt Merstham Park, our ethos is simple - igniting a passion for learning. We are proud to be a values driven school which encourages its staff and students to embrace these values in all that they do. This approach provides everyone with the opportunity to exceed their potential. Our team of passionate staff are committed to providing children with the very best educational experience As a growing school we are excited and proud of our state of the art facilities which we opened in September 2022. Our brand new home is tailored to enable our staff and students to develop unique skill sets in a truly first-class educational setting through the creation of inviting and interactive learning environments. As the school grows the career progression for our staff is endless. We will be looking to enhance the opportunities for everyone to grow in their roles, whether that is through individual CPD or through additional responsibilities.What we are looking for
The ideal candidate will:Be fair and firm, but friendly and approachable in dealing with studentsHave previous experience of working in a school officeDemonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as part of a teamBe willing to carry out First Aid duties.Have the ability to respond appropriately to emerging situations
Be reliable and punctualPossess good ICT skills Have a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Join the GLF Schools Community As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 42 academies or in our central team. A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness 42 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education Our Employment Offer GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish Access to our highly competitive pension scheme Flexible working options Generous holiday allowance Work life and family friendly policies Employee wellbeing initiatives Career pathways and talent management Access to a staff benefits portal Community and collaboration working model The Details Start Date: ASAPSalary: £20,809 - £23,582 FTEPro-rata Salary: £16,907 - £19,160Hours of work: 34 hours per week over 39 weeks of the yearWoking Pattern: 8.30am - 4.00pm Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday, 08:30-4:30pm Wednesday.Closing date for applications: Monday 18 March, 9amInterviews: TBC

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£20.81k - £23.58k per annum