A busy, friendly primary school in Handsworth is looking for an organised, confident, and professional School Administrator to join their front‑office team. This role suits someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, communicates clearly, and keeps school operations running smoothly.

🗂️ Key Responsibilities

* Acting as the first point of contact for parents, visitors, and external agencies

* Managing calls, emails, and daily office communication

* Updating pupil records using MIS systems such as SIMS, Arbor, or Bromcom

* Supporting attendance processes and first‑day response

* Assisting with admissions, data entry, and compliance paperwork

* Providing admin support to SLT, pastoral teams, and teaching staff

* Handling confidential information with professionalism

* Supporting safeguarding procedures and visitor sign‑in

👩‍💼 What the School Needs

* Strong experience in school administration

* Confident use of MIS systems and Microsoft Office

* Excellent communication and organisational skills

* Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure

* A calm, professional, and approachable manner

* High attention to detail and accuracy

* Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.