School Administrator - Dalry Primary School in Edinburgh

Salary: £27,257 - £29,850 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)

Hours: 17.5 per week, 40 weeks sessional

Working pattern for position is Monday - Friday 08:30 to 12:00

Dalry is a diverse and multicultural primary school & nursery, 5min walk from Haymarket Station. We are looking for a proactive, solution focused School Administrator to join our hard-working and committed team. The successful candidate will operate financial, management information, and budgetary information systems and services for the school.

The postholder is responsible for the management and supervision of any administrative support staff. They will manage and deliver a wide range of administrative, clerical, secretarial and general office support services. They will have strong people management skills and be able to multitask in a busy environment, while working closely with the Head Teacher and the wider school staff. They will provide a professional and welcoming front of house service for the busy school office and will be mindful at all times of the importance of confidentiality and data protection. This is an active role working over all floors of a Victorian building with multiple stairs.

Experience in office administration, monitoring budgets, keeping financial and other records, and computerised information systems is required. Experience of working in a school is highly desirable, with a knowledge of school processes and information systems.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.