School Office Administrator

Richmond Road School

Richmond Road School requires an Office Administrator to work 37.5 hours per week, term time only to work 42 weeks (40 weeks year term time, 2 weeks during school holidays). This is a fixed term position commencing 17th February 2022, ending Friday 16th December 2022.  Hours will be between 8.30am - 4pm Monday to Friday.

Richmond Road School is a unique primary school that celebrates diversity.  We work in partnership with families / whānau to ensure that children: love coming to school, challenge themselves in their learning, make and sustain positive relationships with others and are confident in who they are.

It is important for any new staff member to embrace our school values: aim high, compassion and empathy, bravery and resilience, educational achievement, togetherness and inclusiveness, respect for others, self and the environment.

The position is pivotal to the running of the school. This is a varied, fast paced role, so the successful candidate must:

• Relate professionally with school staff, students, whānau and associates of the school
• Be culturally sensitive
• Be able to work unsupervised and have excellent problem solving skills
• Be well organised and be able to prioritise work
• Work under pressure to complete tasks in an accurate, time-efficient manner
• Be open to change, show initiative and be proactive in looking for ways to streamline efficiencies and improve controls
• Be tech savvy in Google Suite
• Maintain confidentiality and follow all school policies and procedures

Duties include:

• Manage the day to day office and provide support to students, staff and management
• Manage and maintain the Student Management System (eTap)
• Daily attendance and absences
• Manage students signing in and out of school
• Applying first aid and overseeing the sickbay (a first aid qualification is desirable, or first aid training will be provided)
• Enrolment of new students to our school
• Community notices and school newsletters
• Office stationery procurement

Please email your CV and covering letter, along with 2 referees to

 lisa@richmondroad.school.nz.

A copy of the job description is available on request by emailing lisa@richmondroad.school.nz

Applications close at 3pm Wednesday 2nd February 2022.