Administration Assistant

Overview This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of the school community, providing front of house reception service and administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the school environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting staff, students, parents and visitors, while maintaining high standards of care, communication and organisation that underpin the school’s ethos. The successful candidate will carry out professional duties in accordance with Claremont’s policies under the direction of the Principal. Role: School Administrator Location: Claremont Senior School, Bodiam Line Manager: Head of Administration Hours: 8am to 5pm, Wednesday - Friday Responsibilities include: Safeguarding: to actively support a strong safeguarding culture within the school; to support policies and procedures for child safeguarding (health & safety, countering bullying, substance misuse, e-safety, the promotion of PSHE, medical provision, welfare concerns and the School’s behaviour policy); to complete Educare CPD safeguarding training as requested by the DSL. General Responsibilities: To answer phone calls to the school; to welcome, in person, all visitors to the school; to provide high level of hospitality and comfort to all those visiting CSS; to ensure that all Safeguarding policies are adhered to in relation to visitors/parents and contractors visiting the school; to support whole school events as directed by the Deputy Principal (Open Days etc); to fulfil any other reasonable requests as directed by the Deputy Principal; to attend weekly team meetings. Registration Management: To take primary responsibility for clerical management of registration at the school; to call parents of students when absence is unauthorised; to manage documentation in relation to authorised absences at the school; to manage the signing in/out registers; to liaise with Phase Leads/Tutors in relation to registration matters when necessary. Triage of all School