School Administrator

Role Overview: As an Administrative Assistant at the school, you will report to the Director and be responsible for managing the school's admin office. Your role will involve providing efficient and confidential support to the Director, establishing and maintaining administrative and financial systems, and contributing to building the school's brand. Key Responsibilities: - Setting up and maintaining efficient office systems within the school's admin area, including manual and computerized information retrieval systems. - Drafting and typing correspondence, reports, and other documents for the Director. - Dealing diplomatically with telephone inquiries and visitors to the school and/or the Director. - Effectively managing and coordinating the school. - Photocopying, distributing, and filing documents as appropriate. - Taking notes at staff meetings and when the Director meets parents, typing up notes, and distributing them to relevant individuals. - Identifying outdated information in the school prospectus, seeking approval from the Director for proposed changes, and arranging for the changes to be printed. - Ordering stationery supplies for the school, completing order forms, sending them to the supplier, receiving stationery, and distributing it. - Administering teacher cover by checking teacher absences on each school day, organizing supply cover as necessary, and maintaining records of supply and cost. - Administering the school's admissions procedures for the nursery/school, providing advice to parents and the public on admission criteria, collating admission applications, monitoring consistent application of criteria, and communicating decisions to parents. - Administering procedures related to pupils leaving the school. Qualifications Required: - Experience working with pre-school children and feeling confident working with children and parents. - Bachelor's Degree. - Creativity and good communication skills. - Immediate availability and commitment to the role.,