Start your admin career in a friendly and supportive all-through school (ages 4 – 16) based across two sites. You’ll offer confidential and efficient administrative support within our school offices, ensuring a courteous reception service as well as providing ‘back office’ assistance. This is an ideal opportunity to grow your skills.
What you’ll do at work:
Based across our two sites, you will receive comprehensive training from our admin team and your apprenticeship provider. Additionally, you will be given dedicated study time and support to help you successfully complete your apprenticeship.
Your tasks will include:
- Welcoming visitors and managing reception duties
- Ensure visitors sign in and follow procedures for safeguarding and risk assessments
- Producing a variety of documents using software packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel etc.
- Using internal computer packages
- Handling standard enquiries by telephone, email or in person from pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community
- Ensuring stationery stock levels are adequate
- Provide admin support for ‘back office’ projects
- Sending out communications via ParentMail
- Scheduling and organising appointments and meetings
- Supporting the preparation and coordination of school events
- Managing and updating school records and databases
- Assisting with filing, photocopying and other administrative tasks
- Supporting and upholding the implementation of school policies and procedures
- Collaborating with all staff to ensure a smooth daily operation of the school office
Where you’ll work
Goldington Road, Bedford MK40 3EP
Polhill Avenue, Bedford MK41 9DT
MK40 3EP
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills –
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- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
A DBS Check will be required. The successful candidate must be able to travel between two sites (0.6 miles)
About this company
Castle Newnham is a school based in Bedfordshire. Castle Newnham is an all-through school in the heart of Bedford, offering high-quality education for pupils from Reception up to age 16.
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