Apprentice School Business Administrator

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our vision at Southwood Primary School is to create ‘a community inspiring futures, nurturing growth, enabling every child to succeed’. We are looking for the right individual to join our dedicated School Business Office team, to support with all aspects of school business administration, including ordering, deliveries, liaising with suppliers, stocktaking, maintaining our asset register and payments.

We are looking for someone

• who has GCSE English and Maths (or Level 2 equivalent) and is willing to undertake further training (Level 3 apprenticeship in business administration);
• Who is reliable, honest, hardworking and self-motivated;
• Who has strong financial skills including finding value for money;
• Who can communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including staff and suppliers;
• Who can be flexible, prioritise workload and meet deadlines;
• Who has some experience of working in a school and/or office environment (or similar);
• Who enjoys working as part of a team, has the ability to maintain a positive approach (no matter what!) and will enjoy ensuring our school is the best it can be!

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

• A positive, supportive working environment and a strong team ethos
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• The chance to make a real impact in a community school with over 600 pupils

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.