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Administrator (Junior School)

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Edinburgh

We are looking for a highly skilled and personable colleague to join our front-line administration team in the Junior School. The job holder will provide administration support, particularly to the Deputy Heads and staff of Lower Primary, but this role has a particular focus on maintaining school data within several management information systems/databases. We are currently on a journey to implement iSAMS by August 2026, so it is essential that candidates are experienced iSAMS users who are highly skilled in the use of Excel and data maintenance and analysis work. The Administrator also undertakes reception work; answering phone calls, greeting visitors, supporting parents and children, and plays a crucial part in us keeping our children safe. Hours of work will be 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 4.00pm, Fridays 8.00am to 3.30pm, 46 weeks per year (36 weeks of term time plus professional learning days and a further two weeks during holiday periods). The annual leave entitlement is seven weeks per year making a total of 46 weeks. The salary for this position will be in the Grade 2 range which currently stands at £27,090 - £30,231 per annum (based on 36.25 hours per week, 52 weeks per year). This equates to £24,460 - £27,296. APPLICATION PROCESS To apply, please click the Apply for this job button. Please include a letter of application of not more than 800 words giving us more information about you and why you consider yourself to be a strong candidate for the role, addressed to Mrs Su Breadner, Chief Operating Officer. Closing date: 11:59pm on Wednesday 14 January 2026 Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 22 January 2026 Want to make an application Make sure your CV is up to date, then read the following job specs carefully before applying. Main Responsibilities: Administration Responsibilities: • Provide administrative support to the Deputy Heads, Principal Teachers and Assistant Principal Teachers. This work is varied and high volume. Working in a small team any of the following tasks may be required; diary management, arranging meetings, preparing timetables, processing assessment details, organising trips, events, meetings. It also includes producing spreadsheets, reports, typing minutes, photocopying, filing and producing printed materials such as labels, booklets and worksheets., • Daily, process pupil absence information, check registers, record known absences, identify potentially missing children, report to Deputy Head and phone parents as required. Prepare reports., • Sending emails on behalf of Deputy Heads and other staff, preparing letters for Parents (for email distribution or publishing on the School’s Weekly Parent Digest), • Assist with preparation for school trips including, booking of venues/accommodation/transport, sending information to parents, collating permission slips and ensuring risk assessment forms are completed., • Annually negotiate pricing with external platform providers and make recommendations to JS management for agreement. Place orders, e.g. teaching materials or stationery and check order against delivery., • Assist with the preparation of school events, e.g. performances, by ensuring rooms and other resources are booked, timely notices to parents., • Keep up-to-date with details of School events and information available on the School website, in order to provide parents and visitors with general information regarding school activities., • Receive and deal with Lost Property items and liaise with Thrift Shop volunteers, • Occasional handling of cash e.g.for school visits and charity collections, • Provide cover to other administrators across the whole school, as required, • Provide a first class Reception service, by acting as the first point of contact for the school, welcoming visitors and responding to telephone and email enquiries in a helpful and constructive manner, and representing the School with a positive attitude and professional appearance at all times., • Ensure the safety and security of the Junior School at all times, by making sure that entry to the premises is controlled. Ensure all visitors have signed-in appropriately and are provided with an identification badge, asked to read the visitor briefing notes, notifying the relevant employee/ department of their arrival if necessary., • Handle all telephone calls promptly and efficiently, directing and screening calls, as appropriate, and taking and forwarding messages in an accurate and timely manner., • Handle all general enquiries, by phone, email and in person, ensuring that all enquiries are either dealt with successfully within the reception, or promptly and professionally forwarded on to the most appropriate colleague., • Communicate with parents regarding all aspects of School life, receiving and passing on information, between parents and teachers, including phoning parents to ascertain reasons for pupils’ absence., • Setting up all data structures which are needed for the school to operate effectively. Creation of School Year, Timetables and Registers • Before the start of the academic year, populate the Junior School system with the session dates and create the periods for the day which allows the creation of timetables and registers. Crucial this is accurate and timely as once committed it cannot be altered and the entire JS operation depends on this being correct. Curriculum Support confirms accuracy., • Before the start of the academic year, transfer all the children from the closed year to the new year, changing class, removing leavers, adding new children, additional/new classes where relevant, in all external platforms (e.g. Mathletics, Accelerated Reader, Spellzone, Maths Investigations, Seesaw, Education City). Maintain this data across the year., • Once the system is set up for the new academic year, and prior to session starting, receive information about timetables from Deputy Head(s) LP/UP, from PE, Drama, Art, Music and from this generate subject sets, • Create subject sets (c500) for each class, English, Numeracy, Literacy, Spanish, Art, Music, Drama etc attaching class, teacher, pupils, location, times and days which ultimately creates the timetable which teachers use., • At key tracking points across the year (termly) work closely with Deputy Head (LP) to organise the testing programme. Agree dates of testing, share on central calendar with staff, decide whether enough test papers are in stock, maintain stock control, order papers where needed, consider supplier lead times, prepopulate external sites with data of children, dob, gender, names, class. Without this info the child cannot take an online test and for paper tests, the results could not be recorded by the testing company to the right child. Once results are available generate a csv file and import into a markbook., • Ad hoc, creation of reports from the management information systems, e.g. running pre-designed ODBC reports, creating new (if basic) or seeking help from Senior School Deputy as required. Present data in various formats e.g. excel, graphs, pivot tables to Management/Staff/Annual Report. Typical reports include individual/ cohort performance, performance by subject. Ideal Candidate: Essential Criteria: • Demonstrable previous experience of working in a busy, customer-facing reception and administration focussed role within a team environment., • Excellent and professional telephone manner, coupled with strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills; communicates in a confident, clear, and concise manner at all times., • Experience of using iSAMS, • Excellent excel skills, including creating formulae, pivot tables, and able to analyse basic data and present well in report/graphic form, • Excellent Microsoft 365 skills (Word, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, One Drive), • Excellent organisational and planning skills, combined with the ability to remain calm under pressure and deal flexibly with changing priorities., • Ability to demonstrate previous experience of working both as a team player and independently., • Personal qualities include tact, diplomacy, and a friendly, helpful and professional manner., • Good understanding of what it means to provide excellent customer service., • Smart, professional appearance, • Be aware of and comply with School policies and procedures, particularly in relation to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, • Understands the General Data Protection Regulations with regards handling pupil and parental data. xrnqpay, • Experience of working within a School environment or similar educational establishment, • Vocational qualifications (e.g. SVQ/NVQ level three) in a relevant area such as Customer Service or Business & Administration. Package Description: Location: George Watson’s College, Edinburgh Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £24,460 - £27,296 (based on 37 hours per week, 46 weeks per year) Benefits: Automatic enrolment in the contributory support staff defined contribution pension scheme, reduced school fees at George Watson’s College for children of staff, Membership of the Galleon Club (the school’s fitness club)

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