School Secretary

A new and exciting opportunity for a Secretary to join an independent school based in High Wycombe. This is a permanent opportunity and will be working full time on-site.

**Client Details**

My client is a new small independent school with a strong family ethos.

**Description**

The successful Secretary will be responsible for the following:

- Management of school diary
- Preparation for all meetings with relevant correspondence, documents/presentations
- Taking minutes at staff meetings/briefings as required and ensure that matters arising from meetings are dealt with by the appropriate people within agreed timescales
- Administrative filing including confidential personnel files
- Carrying out some HR responsibilities including advertising vacancies, organising interviews, overseeing the Enhanced DBS process, preparing employment contracts, record-keeping, absence monitoring and preparation of absence sheet for payroll
- Manage pupil files
- Managing the Single Central Register
- Use ParentMail for school to Home correspondence
- Oversee school trips correspondence

**Profile**

The successful Secretary will have the following skills/qualities:

- Experience within a busy office environment.
- Taken minutes and attending meetings.
- Experience with confidential information
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communicator.
- Excellent proof-reading skills
- Experience with IT Microsoft packages

**Job Offer**

My client is offering the following:

- A full time permanent position
- Competitive benefits
- 25 days annual leave