Executive Assistant – Private School

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

My client, a highly reputable Educational established are seeking an experienced Office Manager/EA with a background in working within Education to join their team. The post is a full-time post and will include working during school holidays with a working day of 08:00-17:00 daily. The overall function of this role will be to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the school office with a view to a high quality of customer care.

Duties Include:

Ensuring the overall running of the school office is smooth and efficient
Supervising and coordinating the daily workload for a team of 3 part-time administrators
Key point of contact for the school, so a high level of professionalism at all times is a must
Chair weekly planning meetings with admin staff
Ensuring emails and calls are answered and dealt with quickly and efficiently
Skills & Experience Required:

Minimum 5 GCSE’s grade A or B or equivalent
Excellent literacy and numeracy skills
Typing speed of minimum 50WPM
2 years leadership experience, preferably within a school
Able to manage workload, off own initiative and prioritise when necessary
Highly professional at all times
Ability to communicate and be empathetic when needs be, whilst also maintaining a high level of discretion
Ability to work in a very busy office environmentDue to the nature of the business, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced CRB, so please only apply if you are happy to undergo these checks.

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