Main Responsibilities
1. Provide timely and effective operation of secretarial and administrative support service to the Headteacher and teaching staff in accordance with good secretarial practice
2. Use strong empathetic communication skills, both over the phone and in writing, to effectively engage with parents, pupils, visitors and staff, and address their needs with care and understanding.
3. Ensure attendance (and therefore safeguarding) is tracked on a daily basis, record absence/attendance/punctuality, run reports, identify patterns, organise requests for term-time absences and administer fines for non-attendance.
4. Management of reception - security of visitors ensuring that the visitors book is maintained. Ensure reception facilities are attractive and welcoming.
5. Maintain stationery supplies and order new as required
6. Generate reports of a routine nature
7. Sort and distribute post. Operate outgoing postal system
8. Liaise with school nurse/doctor and parents to arrange for medical appointments
9. Liaise with Attendance Officer to support good attendance for all pupils
10. Operation of School’s letting policy, taking bookings and invoicing for use
11. Completion of all returns to LA
12. Completion of fortnightly and monthly time sheets. Assisting with any queries that may arise
Alena Pereira
01223568836
apereira@spinney.cambs.sch.uk