Administrative Assistant Administration - Part-time

The Discovery School, Kings Hill, West Malling

Ref:KCC886-2065-150S
Posted:18/05/2018
Pay:Kent Range 4
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:05/06/2018 at 12:00
Interviews:Week of the 11th June 2018

Advert

Our outstanding school requires an Administrative Assistant to work in our busy school office. This position would also include being being on the school reception desk. This position is part time (Monday afternoons 11:30am - 4pm, Wednesday afternoons 12-4pm and all day on a Friday 8am - 4pm), term time only.

Duties will include being the first point of call for all visitors and callers, helping to run a busy office providing a sensitive administration service to the school. To share responsibility for managing the SIMs pupil database, undertake collection and recording of monies complying with financial regulations and procedures, administer first aid and medicines.

We are looking for a person with a high standard of general education, computer literacy, excellent inter-personal skills, empathy with young people and their families, enjoys working as part of a team, confidentiality, working on own initiative, flexibility and the desire to deliver the highest quality service to our school community in an efficient and professional way.

Although experience in a school environment is desirable, training will be available if necessary.

Please see the accompanying job description and person specification. Online applications will only be accepted.

The school is committed to the safeguarding of all pupils and this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a full Enhanced DBS check.

Tours of the school are avaliable on request.

Information about the school

The Discovery School is an outstanding and popular, three form entry school, beautifully situated in large, attractive grounds in the heart of the development of Kings Hill. We have recently been inspected by Ofsted (February 2023) and have been judged to be Outstanding in all areas, including overall effectiveness.

Our children are happy, confident and well-motivated and we expect the highest standards of behaviour and learning from all of them. We have an outstanding staff team who contribute with enthusiasm and dedication to the life of the school. Our motto is: Be the best that you can be, and this is what we all strive to do every day.

Job Contact Information

Name:Miss Tina Gobell
Address:Discovery Drive , Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4GJ
Telephone: 01732 847000
Email: office@discovery.kent.sch.uk

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