School Administrator - Leith Primary School

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

School Administrator
Leith Primary School

Salary: £24,064 – £26,468 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)
Hours: 28 per week, 40 weeks sessional 

Monday to Friday. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised person to manage and provide the delivery of a wide range of administrative, clerical, secretarial and general office support services. The role will include working in our school office providing a welcoming first point of contact for pupils, staff and visitors.

Previous relevant experience in office administration and finance is essential as is word processing skills and the ability to keep financial records for the school fund and Imprest accounts. The successful candidate should have the ability to plan, prioritise and organise the administration tasks in a busy office. The ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is essential.

The need for confidentiality and the ability to form effective relationships with pupils, staff and parents is essential. It is desirable that the successful candidate is familiar with SEEMIS, Word, Outlook, Oracle, Parentpay and Groupcall. As the School Administrator is the first point of contact in Leith Primary it is essential that accurate message taking and an awareness of school security are skills which the successful candidate possesses.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.  Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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