Administration of the centre on a daily basis as well as organising rooms and events taking place. Working with supported volunteers, managing diaries and planning activities and training for clients and staff.

This role is integral to the smooth running of the college. Good planning, preparation and allocation of physical resources is required with the ability to amend these plans seamlessly when requirements change. Limited physical resources meant any changes which involved more than one group, required the need to be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with others why, how and when variances were necessary. • Use of in house database showing outstanding needs; locating appropriate physical resources; use of timetabling system; recording and communicating each allocation to the parties involved. • Updating information for staff and customers in a suitable format.• Administering requirements received, updating information and using appropriate formats to inform all parties.• Preparing, planning and implementing an audit of resources within a set timescale and reporting on the outcome. Ensuring that any information received from the audit is recorded and updated as necessary.• Use of information to plan and prepare for significant events i.e. exams/staff development days. Ensuring that resources required for these events are reallocated where necessary, that all users are informed in an appropriate format before and on the day, that any set up requirements are clear and that roles and responsibilities are understood to ensure the smooth running of the event. • Implementing and maintaining a rolling two day programme in order to be able to locate available resources, allocating for maximum effectiveness and use, informing all concerned appropriately. Recording uses and ensuring that information is kept up to date. • Updating database showing any changes in ownership and facilities ensuring that any reports requested are dealing with up to date information. Producing reports and any analysis on request.

This was mainly a customer facing role that provided opportunities to interact with students and staff alike. Assisting in enquiries and sourcing resources, maintaining resources so that up to date information was available and stored accurately. Issuing resources and maintaining information on these so that these could be checked on return and replaced. • Ensuring all resources returned were checked to ensure they were undamaged; repair, remove or replace as appropriate.• Timetabling of staff to ensure that the issue desk was covered at all times. Ensuring all staff had sufficient time on the issue desk, dealing with resources and time to implement their own responsibilities. • Meeting with Librarians and disseminating information to staff as to future plans and current procedures.• Ensuring training was up to date, undertaking own training as appropriate so as to ensure my knowledge was up to date. • Implementing a new pictorial system running alongside the Dewey system to assist students in locating resources.

Initially maternity cover for a small number of hours each week, this role grew to a full time position during term time. Responsibilities increased over time and on leaving I was running the lower school office with assistance from the upper school office as required. My main responsibility was to the Headteacher providing administrative assistance in all aspects. Being based in the school office also enabled me to interact with the children, parents and staff. Working as a team we covered each other’s roles and responsibilities when required. This role included:- • General administration duties including attendance and recording of any monies received• communications between staff and parents • creating newsletters using powerpoint • typing policies and procedures, preparing reports • use of OMR to record absences and test results

Reception - administration including typing of wills requiring accuracy and attention to detail.

Office junior, typing, sorting mail.