School Administrator

4 weeks ago


Rochdale, United Kingdom Beech House School Full time

To provide an efficient and confidential secretarial service to the Principal.

**Job context**

To provide a range of services to the Principal which means that work will be generated throughout the day. Due to the routine of the school, the workload may not be evenly spread throughout the year.
- To maintain the Principal’s diary and bring meetings and other appointments to their attention.
- To organise meetings for the Principal including inviting other participants to meetings.
- To ensure that the Principal is briefed for all meetings with relevant correspondence, documents/presentations and in the Principal’s absence refer matters to the relevant member of the Senior Management Team (SMT).
- To attend and take minutes of any other meetings as requested by the Principal.
- To act as a first point of contact for visitors, staff and students who have a meeting with or wish to speak to the Principal.
- To arrange hospitality and refreshments for Principal’s visitors, meetings and school events as requested. This duty will also include being the designated budget holder for hospitality.
- To be the lead for staff well-being at evening events or CPL days.
- To help coordinate school evening events liaising with staff members and offer an advisory service to ensure all evening events in school maintain a consistently high standard.
- To liaise, with tact and diplomacy with other school staff and others outside the school, particularly parents, and representatives of the LA and the local community generally.
- To create, produce, maintain and distribute the school calendar.
- To be confident in the use of the schools system.
- Answering telephone enquires from prospective parents, current parents, press, public and other educational establishments.
- Maintain the whole school calendar and diary.
- Ensure that administrative and clerical tasks are undertaken in accordance with agreed policies, procedures and appropriate legislation.
- Managing all aspects of the School reception service including greeting visitors and answering phones.
- First contact for emergency services, Youth Offending, Police, Social Services etc.
- Back up for team with regards to all aspects of telephone, visitors, work and general duties.
- Receive all work into the office and determine priorities and delegate duties to staff as appropriate ensuring deadlines are achieved.
- Comply with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies and to understand and comply with the school’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Dealing with queries - especially in the absence of the Principal - and deciding how to deal with the query and whether it should be referred to another member of SMT.
- Typing the Principal’s correspondence, reports, budget and papers for distribution to SMT and staff.
- Daily notices/bulletins and distribution of documents.
- updating joining instructions and Prospectus inserts.
- Dealing with parent queries - deciding what action needs to be taken and by whom.
- To accurately maintain the school databases.
- Administration of the School’s academic entrance examination.
- Maintaining high and professional standards as the front line to the school.
- Additional duties as required by the Principal within the context of the post.

Each member of the administration team has their own main area of responsibility but it is expected that everyone has a flexible attitude and is willing and able to assist in other areas when required. This is a very busy office and each member of the team carries out general duties in respect of reception of parents and visitors, telephones, intercom and students.

A great deal of the information and work dealt with is, of necessity, confidential, and it is important that none of this information is disclosed to any unauthorised person, and that is dealt with discreetly and with integrity.

**General duties**
- Comply with the requirements of health and safety, other relevant legislation and school policies and to understand and comply with the school’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Answering telephone enquires from prospective parents, current parents, press, public and other educational establishments.
- Dealing with queries - especially in the absence of the Principal - and liaising with other members of the LT to act in the Principal’s absence.
- Dealing with parent queries - deciding what action needs to be taken and by whom.
- Maintaining high and professional standards as the front line to the school.

**Promotion of School Values**
- To contribute to whole School events as and when required.
- To support and contribute to the School’s commitment to safeguarding all students. All schools in Enfield are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, all employees working at Southgate School are expected to share this commitment.
- To be aware of the School’s duty of care in relation to staff, s



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