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  • Start date details

    ASAP/Beginning of June

  • Closing date

    10 May 2024 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    5 April 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,893.00 - £25,119.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary from £20,467 - £21,518

Admin Assistant job summary

35 hours per week term time plus two weeks - 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday - Friday.

Interview Date Friday 17th May AM

Would you like to work at the first National Nurturing school in the UK? Would you like to be part of an inspiring office team who genuinely make a difference every day? Are you passionate about working with children? Our school ethos centres on well trained, fully supported and happy staff who work together to make a genuine difference.

We require a friendly, motivated administrator to join our team. You will provide a vital role in ensuring the highest quality of customer service is delivered to our school community, and your duties will have an admissions and pupil focus.

You must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint, and be capable of working to deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.

Laurance Haines School is a large, vibrant two form entry primary school within a very diverse community and our aim is to deliver the highest quality teaching for all our children in a fully inclusive learning environment.

We are looking for an administrator who:

  • is enthusiastic, energetic and hardworking
  • has strong communication skills
  • is well-organised
  • is keen to learn and develop
  • is a good team player

We can offer you:

  • an amazing sense of community across parents, volunteers and all stakeholders
  • a superb standard of training and professional development (CPD)
  • a working culture that focuses on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all children
  • a welcoming team of office colleagues
  • support and encouragement from an outstanding leadership team
  • excellent resources

Further information about our school can be found on our website at www.lhaines.herts.sch.uk

The Trust is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Declaration Form prior to interview.

When recruiting and selecting staff, the Trust is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation to ensure we are recruiting within the law as well as complying with the Trust’s Equality Policy. The Selection Criteria document is critical in the process and sets out the requirements which the person appointed should have in order to perform the duties of the post satisfactorily and against which applicants will be assessed. The selection criteria will be used throughout the recruitment process as an objective test of assessing candidates at shortlisting, test and interview stages. Shortlisting will be completed by assessing against the advertised person specification. Our interviews will always include relevant questions relating to child protection and/or safeguarding, and will involve a computer based task.

All staff and volunteers commit to the safety and welfare of children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applications must be made online. Further details are available on our school website or via the school

Please note: We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of any vacancy when a suitable number of applications have been received. Candidates are therefore recommended to submit their application as soon as possible and may be invited to interview sooner

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Laurance Haines School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
View all Primaryjobs
School size
463 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11

School location

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