Academic Assistant

**Position:**Academic Assistant (This appointment is for a Thai national only)

Department: Administration

Key Responsibilities:

The Academic Assistant reports directly to the Academic Administration Manager as part of the Senior School academic support team.  They primarily support the Year Team Leaders and Heads of Department, but also help with general administration and data entry as required. In particular, the Academic Assistant will:

• Be responsible to the Assistant Principal (Academic);
• Work closely with Executive Assistant and Process Improvement Lead, Academic Administration Manager, the Personal Assistant to the Vice-Principal (Head of Senior) and Head of Department or Year Team Leader to perform and help them carry out their duties and to provide administrative support as requested;
• Communicate effectively with the academic support team and relevant HODs, including the use of email;
• Create and manage spreadsheets of relevant academic data as requested;
• Update student records and produce summary data for school leaders;
• Assist with the organisation, paperwork and invigilation of internal tests and competitions;
• Maintain and update folders and files, both hard and soft copy;
• Liaise with parents and staff to arrange meetings;
• Be available for school events, outside of normal school hours, that require administrative support e.g. after school events such as Parent Teacher Conferences and other information evenings;
• Attend whole school staff meetings;
• Offer assistance with translation between staff and parents where appropriate;
• Back and mount display, photocopy, laminate and bind documents;
• Organise and monitor stock and equipment;
• Other ad hoc duties as requested.

Professional Expectations:

The Academic Assistant should have the following qualities

• Possess at least bachelor degree;
• Speak and write English fluently;
• Have a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification;
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with colleagues, parents and students;
• Be proactive and adaptable;
• Be competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications (especially EXCEL and Outlook) and be familiar with Google applications e.g. Google Drive, Google Docs and Google Sheets;
• Possess excellent organisational skills;
• Support the aims and ethos of the school;
• Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality and attendance.

Child Safeguarding:

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates are required to provide accurate and detailed information about their employment history and the school will carry out background checks on the successful candidate to assess their suitability to work in a school.