School Administration Assistant – Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire
Prospero Teaching

Prospero work closely with high achieving schools based in Portsmouth and one of our fantastic schools is currently seeking a creative and dedicated Administration assistant to join them. This is for a Full Time, on-going position, starting ASAP.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate good behaviour and management.

Contracts/Positions Details

• Location: Portsmouth
• Position- Administration assistant
• Type of work- Full Time
• Contract – Long term
• Start Date- ASAP
• End Date – N/A
• Duration – Ongoing
• Minimum rate of pay – Minimum rate £65
• Hours- 08:30 – 3:30

In this role you need:

• The ‘go to’ for all things admin – Ensuring a high standard of administrative support is provided for all staff, management and students within our education settings.
• Attention to detail – Accurately, updating, maintaining & creating staff/student records within the required time frames.
• Maintaining a secure and welcoming environment – Representing the school in a professional manner, welcoming all visitors politely and efficiently and ensuring all visitor guidance is followed in order to keep our young people safe.
• Communication skills – Providing clear and concise information to relevant staff, parents or students
• Building relationships – Proactively maintaining respectful relationships while ensuring safe professional boundaries.
• General support – Complete general school administration duties while maintaining student safety & duty of care

Experience, Training and Qualifications

• Teaching Assistant qualification (preferable but not essential)
• Previous experience working in a UK School
• Experience working with children in education or in a similar setting
• Up-to-date Safeguarding training issued in the last year (desirable however not essential as training can be provided)

To be Eligible for this role through Prospero Teaching, you must:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional references

OTHER

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

• Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:
• Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
• In-house Training and Development Team