This senior administrative post sits at The West Park Academy, which operates within The Forge Trust. The work centres on routine clerical duties, processing cash and orders and tracking a school budget. It is a 7-hour, term-time-only role on Mondays, working in a fast-paced school setting. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the start is as soon as possible.
What the job involves
- Carrying out routine clerical and administrative tasks
- Handling and processing cash and orders
- Populating and tracking a school budget, with awareness of spending implications
- Handling information in line with data protection principles
- Using word processing, spreadsheet and email systems
- Managing multiple tasks and deadlines
- Resolving enquiries and following tasks through to completion
- Building working relationships with parents and other agencies
What’s required
Qualifications
- Secondary education to GCSE level or equivalent, to a good standard
Experience
- Experience of working with IT data systems
- Experience of working accurately with financial software
- Following well defined processes, practices and procedures
Skills & knowledge
- Good literacy and numeracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication, including listening
- Excellent organisation, time management and working on own initiative
- High degree of attention to detail
- Good IT skills, including Outlook and MS Office
- Strict confidentiality and managing multiple tasks and deadlines
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check including barring checks
Other
- Professional, approachable, proactive and resilient, with sound problem-solving
- Works collaboratively as part of a team and builds good working relationships
- Understanding of The Forge Trust vision and values
- Commitment to putting children's welfare and education first
- Commitment to the Trust's equal opportunities, health and safety and child protection policies
Nice to have
- Recognised First Aid qualification
- Experience of working in an education setting
- Experience of using school management systems
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations and procedures
- Commitment to own continuing professional development
- Willingness to contribute actively to Academy and Trust-wide activities
- Able to travel to other Trust sites
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
