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Administration Support Assistant

Advert closes on 26 Jun 2025

Job ID:

6140

£24,027

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Benchil Primary School, Benchill Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 8EJ

About The Role

Contract Type: Fixed Term
Working Hours: Full Time, 32.5 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Salary: £24,027 p0er annum

Main Purpose of the job:

The post holder will report to the School Business Manager. Apart form other colleagues in the school the main contacts of the job are: The Head Teacher, teaching and support staff, pupils and parents.
To provide routine general clerical, administrative and financial support to the school.
To work collaboratively with all staff and parents to support pupil /student wellbeing and to promote the five outcomes of Every Child Matters.
To undertake reception duties, answering routine telephone and face to face enquiries and signing in visitors
To assist with pupil first aid and welfare duties, including looking after sick pupils, liaising with parents and staff etc
To undertake routine clerical and administrative support duties on behalf of individual members of staff, in relation to the organisation of school activities.

Administration:

To provide routine clerical support, for example, photocopying, filing, faxing, emailing, and completing routine forms
To maintain manual and computerised records and management information systems
To undertake typing, word processing and other IT based tasks
·o collect and distribute incoming mail, despatch outgoing mail as appropriate
To undertake routine administration, for example, registers and school meals
To assist with school administrative duties relating to examination invigilation.

Resources:

To operate office equipment, for example, photocopier and computer
To arrange the orderly and secure storage of supplies
To undertake routine financial administration, for example collecting and recording dinner money

Responsibilities:

To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding and child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person as soon as they arise
To be aware of and support difference and to ensure equal opportunities for all
To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the school
To attend and participate in relevant meetings as required
To participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required

About the Candidate

Knowledge/Skills:

Willingness to undertake first aid training
Have a good understanding of and the ability to use relevant technology, for example, a photocopier
Possess keyboard and computer skills
Show a willingness to participate in development and training opportunities
Ability to relate well to children and adults
Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these

Personal Style and Behaviour:

Tact and diplomacy in all interpersonal relationships with the public, pupils and colleagues at work
Self motivation and personal drive to complete tasks to the required timescales and quality standards
The flexibility to adapt to changing workloads demands and new school challenges
Personal commitment to ensure that services are equally accessible and appropriate to meet the diverse needs of the service users
Personal commitment to continuous self-development
Personal commitment to continuous school improvement
Personal commitment to the school’s professional standards, including dress code as appropriate
Be willing to consent to apply for an enhanced disclosure to a DBS check

About Us

We can offer you:

A welcoming and supportive place to work with a dedicated and creative staff team who are positive and dedicated
An inclusive school with happy, well-behaved children who enjoy learning
Established positive relationships with parents and the local community
Appropriate training opportunities
Local Authority pension scheme

To apply for this job role, please complete the application form and email it to: [email protected]

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We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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