Administration Assistant (70BC)

Administration Assistant Merrydale Junior School Salary: Grade 6 Pay Point 9-10 ,approximate starting salary of £22,240 (Pending Support Staff Pay Award Salary Uplift) Hours: 37 hours per week and 40 weeks per year ( Term Time of 38 weeks, plus INSET training days & one additional week) Contract Type: Permanent Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30, with an unpaid lunch break of 30 minutes About the Role We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and motivated Administration Assistant to work within our successful school team to provide confidential, effective, efficient and flexible administrative support to the school and wider community with minimal supervision. Are you a highly organised and customer-focused professional who thrives in a busy environment? As an Administrative Assistant , you will play a vital role at the heart of the school, helping to ensure the smooth and efficient running of daily operations while providing exceptional support to staff, pupils, parents, and visitors. Why Choose Merrydale Junior School? Merrydale Junior School is a very special place. Visitors often comment positively on the children’s warm welcome, their enthusiasm and also on staff’s commitment and dedication. We understand the power of education and take very seriously our duty to give children the best start in life. At Merrydale we aim to provide a safe, caring learning environment for all working together with you as families and the community whilst delivering a broad, balanced and creative curriculum celebrating the diversity of our world. Our school motto is ‘Be the Best You Can Be’ and we strive to embed this attitude in all aspects of our school -adults and children alike. Our Achievements to date Rated Ofsted ‘Good’ October 2019 Anti-Bullying Award Digital School House Platinum School Games Mark Microsoft Showcase School Tiny Forest Member Girls County Cricket Finalists 2022 and 2023 ‘Working with a number of subject specialists across the trust has allowed me, as an early career teacher, to gain access to a number of opportunities, training and support in the starting years of my career, helping me to become the best I can be at Merrydale.’ - Class Teacher Key Responsibilities Produces and creates typed documents from hand-written, pre existing information, making layout presentation decisions. Carries out discrete area of work prioritising tasks, deciding on how to perform tasks, using own initiative to get task completed (i.e. resolving non-complex queries, problems). Interrogates databases to produce less routine reports (may involve designing simple spreadsheets), identifying and problems/issues with data produced. Arranges meetings at request of senior leadership team and takes notes of informal meetings, e.g. team meetings. Responds to less routine correspondence, requiring non-standardised factual response for signature by SLT. Pr