About This Role
This night-shift post on the cardiac ward pairs patient care with mentoring new nurses. This is an exciting opportunity to join the busy and welcoming office team at Northgate Primary School. You will provide a professional reception service alongside a wide range of pupil administration and office support. You will be one of the first points of contact for pupils, parents, staff, visitors and external agencies, helping to ensure that the school runs smoothly and that everyone who comes through the doors receives a warm and professional welcome.
Responsibilities
- Provide a warm and professional welcome to parents, visitors and colleagues
- Manage the school's visitor management and security systems
- Support the onboarding and local induction of supply staff and visitors
- Answer telephone calls, emails and the school intercom system
- Respond to routine enquiries and ensure information is passed to the appropriate member of staff
- Manage incoming and outgoing post and assist with deliveries
- Maintain reception and meeting areas to a welcoming standard
- Support the organisation of school visits and events
- Monitor office supplies and assist with ordering and stock control
- Support the administration and recording of monies received by the school in accordance with financial procedures
- Provide general administrative and clerical support to the school
- Maintain accurate pupil records and management information systems
- Support the accurate recording and monitoring of daily attendance and pupil lateness
- Follow up incomplete attendance information with staff
- Contact parents and carers regarding unexplained absence
- Produce attendance information and reports for school leaders
- Identify attendance concerns and bring these to the attention of the appropriate school leader
- Support agreed attendance interventions and maintain accurate records
- Support pupil-related school census returns
- Support nursery, reception and in-year admissions
- Liaise with parents, school leaders and relevant authorities
- Maintain accurate pupil records, including contact details, permissions, medical information and other relevant information
- Maintain nursery continuing interest lists
- Administer pupil transfers, including common file transfers and Year 6 transfers to secondary schools
- Support admissions consultations and other admissions-related administration
- Respond to enquiries from prospective families
Requirements
- Friendly, approachable and professional, with excellent communication skills