The role

St Helens C. E. Primary School are a based in the village of Hollins Green, Warrington.

We are looking for a School Administration Assistant to join our team.

The successful candidate will be required to work 20 hours per week, term time only + 2 inset days.

Some of the main duties of the role will be:

• Promoting the school to parents, visitors and the wider community in line with its ethos, by providing a welcoming and supportive point of contact either face to face, by telephone, or via email.
• Supporting the provision of a welcoming, tidy and efficient school office and reception area.
• Establishing and maintaining good working relationships with the whole school community.
• Produce, with support, a range of documents from a variety of sources, using various software packages (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint and IRIS).
• File documentation using school systems.
• Open, sort and distribute incoming post and ensures dispatch of outgoing post.
• Answers standard enquiries by telephone, email or in person giving and resolving non-complex queries within areas of responsibility.
• Support the monitoring of pupil attendance and punctuality and promote good attendance at school.
• Support the recording of pupil attendance records.
• Support with the processing of course bookings.

Please view the job description for a full overview of responsibilities.

How to apply

The application process for this role is a 2-stage process:

• Application form.
• Interview.

To be considered for this role you must complete the LDST application form. We are unable to accept CV applications, or applications from agencies. Once the closing date has been reached all applications will be reviewed. The candidates who best demonstrate the skills listed in the person specification in their application will be invited to interview.

To ask any questions, or to submit your completed application form, please email Lisa Smith or call 0161 775 2935. LDST reserves the right not to progress candidates to the next stage of the process, or not to appoint to the role if candidates fail to demonstrate the essential criteria in the person specification.

Applicants from overseas are advised to obtain an overseas criminal check before they apply for a visa as the post is in the education sector.

Key dates

Closing Date: Thursday 28 November 2024 at noon.

Interview Date: Monday 02 December 2024.

Start Date of Post: ASAP.

School visits

Visits to the school are welcomed, to arrange please email Lisa Smith or call 0161 775 2935.