Administrative Assistant

Grade: Grade 2, £25,986 - ££26,231 per annum pro rata. Approximately £20,782 - £20,978 per annum (0.79922 FTE)

About The Role

Avanti House Primary School is seeking a dedicated Administrative Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and approachable individual who enjoys working in a busy school environment and thrives in a varied role.

You will play a key part in supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the school, providing high-quality administrative and front-of-house support while helping to create a positive experience for pupils, staff and visitors.

Working as part of the school office, you will contribute to maintaining an efficient and well-organised environment, ensuring processes run effectively and information is accurately managed. The role also offers the opportunity to engage with the wider school community and support key activities throughout the academic year.

If you are proactive, reliable and committed to high standards, with a positive and professional approach, we would love to hear from you.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

The staff at Avanti House Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our students. All staff that work at the school will need to subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our students. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both students and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment for our students and we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all students enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

What will you do?

• Provide day-to-day administrative and clerical support, including managing correspondence, maintaining records, and completing routine office tasks.
• Act as a first point of contact at reception, handling enquiries, signing in visitors and supporting pupil welfare, including first aid and liaison with parents and staff.
• Support pupil welfare by assisting with first aid needs and liaising with parents and staff where required.
• Assist with the organisation of school activities, events, and trips, as well as general school operations.
• Promote safeguarding, confidentiality, health and safety, equality and the school’s values in all aspects of your work. 

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• Great opportunities for professional development
• LGPS pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
• O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• Experience of general clerical /administrative work.
• Evidence of the ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Effective use of ICT packages and keyboard skills
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy and pay attention to detail
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.