Administrative Assistant

12 hours ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Search Consultancy Full time

Administrative Assistant | Immediate Start

Edinburgh City Centre

37 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Pay rate - up to £24,000 DOE

Temporary Contract - 3 months

Search Consultancy are currently working with one of Edinburgh's top schools to recruit an Administrative Assistant. This role is a temporary 3 month contract within the school, starting in the New Year.

The purpose of this role will be to provide administrative support to the school. You will be covering a wide range of administrative duties, assisting with reception duties and dealing with people in person and over telephone.

Duties involved in this role will include:

- Working with Reception using the switch board to handle calls, answer enquiries and take messages
- Deal with enquiries from staff, pupils, parents and visitors in person or over the phone
- Assist with the daily pupil registration process
- Preparation and distribution of school documents and key information
- Reporting any pupil lateness or absences daily, approving any authorised absences
- General office duties - filing, typing, processing mail etc

In order to be considered for this role your skills and experience should include:

- Previous experience working in a busy office environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledgeable in in Microsoft Office Suite
- Confident in learning in-house database systems
- Experience in minute taking is preferred but not required

Please note that only applicants who have the required skills and experience detailed above will be considered for this role.



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