Job Description

We are looking to appoint an experienced school Administration Officer to join our supportive team. We are seeking to appoint someone who is professional, dependable, flexible and hard working to meet the needs of our school operation. The right candidate will be efficient, highly professional and committed to providing excellent customer service to the school team and all stakeholders. We are looking for someone who strives for high standards of themselves and others, who is efficient and effective in assisting the school to achieve its daily and strategic goals for the benefit of the children.

The successful applicant will:

Enjoy working with children in a large school environment and understand that the children are central to all decision making and upon which your role has an impact

Have a passion for ensuring the wellbeing of children and staff including applying first aid and medical needs

Be committed to safeguarding and protecting children

Have sustained, successful and demonstrable experience of working in administration and possess the associated skills

Have particular expertise and experience of Human Resources / Personnel

Have particular expertise in managing Safer recruitment and the SCR (School Central register) as part of safeguarding confident in transactional personnel processes (recruitment, onboarding / offboarding, payroll input, absence and leave, contracts management, compliance and reporting, training)

Have experience of Hampshire County Council's systems and administration processes

Be highly proficient in the use of information technology to achieve responsibilities of the role

Be able to manage, prioritise and meet deadlines and be able to multitask

Be strategic and analytical

Enjoy working in a dynamic environment and as part of a team

Be proactive and responsible for a range of operational elements of our operations

Be able to work effectively as a team member, under direction and also independently

Be approachable, confident, respectful and credible and exude high standards

Be supportive to the school team and all stakeholders, committed to working collaboratively

Be intuitive, caring and maintain high regard for confidentiality at all times

Be a calm, effective communicator, confident in liaising with all colleagues, children, parents and outside agencies to further our caring ethos, even when under pressure

Have excellent written, verbal and mathematical skills

Be keen to use initiative and thrive on a 'can do', positive approach

Be solutions focused and tenacious in your approach

Be able to deal with a wide range of people confidence sensitivity.

Be able to respond appropriately and effectively to challenging conversations and handle pressure with composure Be excited about the opportunity to work in a school and actively participate in the wider life of the school Be willing to undertake a wide range of professional development

Hook Junior School can offer you:

Continued professional development

Happy, polite and motivated children who are keen to learn

A caring, friendly environment where there is a genuine commitment to raising standards of achievement and care for all

Exciting opportunities to work in partnership to shape the future of our successful school and make a real difference

A strong professional team of enthusiastic staff to work alongside you within a supportive and constructive ethos

You will work alongside all of the Senior Leadership Team, the Finance Assistant, Administration Assistant and line managed by the School Business Manager.

Application Procedure

For a role profile, application pack and further information please telephone the school office on 01256 762468 and ask for Chris Grant (School Business Manager) or email adminoffice@hook-jun.hants.sch.uk.

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 26,918.00-29,616.00 per year

Expected hours: 37 per week

Benefits:

Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: EPSEDJOBS/1429/6784