Administrative Assistant

**Salary**:Grade 2, £21,965 per annum pro rata

Approximate pro rata £15,406 per annum

**About us and the role**

We are looking for an experienced professional to join us in an Administration Student Support role.

The staff at Avanti Court Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

- Educational excellence
- Character formation
- Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

**Why should you apply?**
- You will be working in a fantastic environment.
- Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

**What will you do?**
- To undertake reception duties, answering routine telephone, face-to-face enquiries and signing in visitors
- Provide general clerical/admin support e.g. photocopying, filing, faxing, complete standard forms, and respond to routine correspondence
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- To assist with pupil first aid and welfare, looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents, staff etc.
- Assist with arrangements for school trips events etc.
- For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description_

**What are we looking for?**
- Experience of general clerical /administrative work
- Evidence of the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
- Effective use of ICT packages and keyboard skills
- Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and pay attention to detail
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school
- Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role._

**Further information**

**Pre-employment checks**

**Diversity and Inclusion**

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.

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