Fawkes & Reece Location: West London, London Position: Administrative Assistant Rate: 8-10ph Job Type: Contract My client, a local authority based in West London is looking to recruit an Adminitrative Assistant to work within the Childrens Services to provide administrative support to the School Admissions Team. Duties: - To respond helpfully, sensitively and efficiently to all callers, some of whom may be distressed or angry and provide assistance directly or through appropriate referral. - To follow up enquiries by telephone including contact with schools and other agencies. - To provide information and advice on policies and procedures related to the admissions service. - To undertake the organisation of the filing system on an annual basis for 7,000+ applications and to maintain an efficient filing and retrieval system. - To undertake on an annual basis the achieving of Rising 5 and 11+ case files and keeping spreadsheet records of such. - To participate in the annual inputting of applications onto the admissions system. Follow up missing documentation and keep records of action. Update records, and produce correspondence from the admissions system. - To undertake the preparation of paperwork for appeal hearings including retrieving the case paperwork and organising the printing delivery and collection. - To have responsibility for collating, packing and distribution of various documents to schools and parents. - To assist with the proof reading of documents. - To measure on the admissions system distances from home to school. - To provide administrative support to the Head of Admissions. - To undertake a range of clerical and administrative functions including date stamping incoming mail and distributing to the correct member of the team. - To participate in the staffing of the section between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. - Ensure confidentiality of applications within the section. Ensuring details of an applicant is only released to the named parent/guardian. This role requires: - Proven Admin Assistant experience - Strong administration skills - IT skills and experience on various databases - Able to work alone - Ability to work under pressure - Ability to priorise busy workload - Friendly positive attitude - Excellent Communication skills ***Previous local authority experience would be desirable*** Salary:£8 - 10/hour Apply Here>> http://www.justoneaccount.co.uk/west-london-london/administrative-assistant/12342/