School Secretary

**Position: School Secretary**:

- **Salary: £23,500 per year - this is the actual salary you would earn for working term time only**:

- **Location: Hassocks, West Sussex**:

- **Hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 -16:00 - term time only**:

- **Due to semi rural workplace location, you will need to be to be a driver and have your own transport. Plenty of free parking available on site for staff.**

We are delighted to be working alongside our superb educational based client as they seek to recruit a term time only Secretary to join their friendly team on a permanent basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class organisation who offer superb long term career stability and a great working environment.

**Key responsibilities / duties**
- Ensure excellent relationships with students, staff and parents to ensure that an effective service is provided
- To ensure a first class 'front of house’ service for all visitors to the school.
- To ensure staff follow school policies relating to visitors
- Support the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that their responsibilities to the School are effectively undertaken through delegation to the admin team.
- Support with parental enquiries and the running of Open Days
- Implement change as directed in accordance with the School Development Plan
- Provide outstanding operational management for all areas of responsibility
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant educational issues, policies and legislation
- Support the maintenance and enhancement of the school’s ethos and mission through own outstanding and professional conduct
- Support the operation of Management Information Systems to ensure the effective and efficient use across the school.
- Manage the collection, collation and distribution of all statistical and statutory returns
- Responsible for production of class lists, timetable updates, inputting and managing student data, archiving information, attendance reports, attendance management etc.
- Ensure the provision of effective office and reception services as the school’s main public front. Covering reception duties where required.
- Ensure front line enquiries from staff, students, parents and visitors are dealt with promptly.
- Take minutes of meetings
- Oversee and produce the Staff, Student and Parent handbooks annually.
- Complete data analysis and produce written reports for the leadership team on all attendance matters.

**Skills, experience and competencies required**:

- Previous experience of working within a school / educational establishment is desirable but not essential at all
- Good all round computer skills
- Strong office administrative / secretarial background

This is a great opportunity to work term time only and to join a highly thought of local educational establishment.

First Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £23,500.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: MS1206