Administrative Assistant (Apprentice)

Governors at Our lady's Catholic High School in Preston are seeking motivated, and positive people to apply for their Business admin apprenticeship roles. Apprentice role 1 will provide routine clerical/administrative/financial duties to assist with the smooth running of the business support functions in our outstanding school. Provide general clerical and administrative support, including word processing, minute taking, filing routine correspondence, distributing mail, basic reprographics. Routine financial administration, including petty cash, postage, banking etc. Maintaining and updating manual and computerised records including, for example, records of free school meals, school trips, registers etc including related data input. Undertake reception duties including answering telephone and responding to routine queries. Maintaining stock and ordering supplies, including the processing of orders, check of incoming deliveries, arranging for payment of invoices and the distribution and storage of stock. General welfare support, where required, including liaison with staff and parents. Our Lady’s Catholic High School is an oversubscribed 11–16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. It is situated in a pleasant environment off Cadley Causeway in the Fulwood area of Preston. The Governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and organised individual to take up this apprenticeship opportunity. We would love to hear from you if you feel you meet our selection criteria. Do you have 5 GCSEs (including maths and English) grade C or above. Good oral/written skills and knowledge and understanding of the use of ICT. Good communication skills, are you organised, efficient, motivated, professional and able to work independently or as a member of a team General requirements of this post at our school 1.To uphold the Catholic Ethos of our school 2.To work within school policies and procedures. 3.To contribute to the provision of an effective environment for learning. 4.To support the promotion of positive relationships with parents and outside agencies. 5.To attend skill training and participate in personal/performance development as required. 6.To take care for their own and other people's health and safety. 7.To be aware of the confidential nature of issues. To ensure being included in the selection process please send a current CV with dates and grades and a cover letter answering these 3 questions. 1) Why do you want an apprenticeship, and why at Our Lady’s Catholic High School? 2) What personal skills can you bring to our school? 3) Tell us about something you are proud of achieving? Our school is a living wage employer paying an hourly rate of £7.65 . For information about this recruitment process and new jobs follow on twitter # Rusapps. Good luck with your application.