Admin Officer
Catchgate Primary School, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8LX26 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January/February 2025
Closing date
17 January 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
17 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,041.00 - £26,040.00 Annually (Actual) Actual salary based on working term time + 3 weeks
Admin Officer job summary
Administration Officer
Catchgate Primary School
37 Hours per week
Term time + 3 weeks
From January / February 2025, an exciting opportunity has become available for an Administration Officer to join the school office team. The successful candidate will oversee the day to day running of the school office under the supervision of the School Business Manager; as directed by the Head Teacher.
As part of New College Durham Academies Trust (NCDAT), Catchgate Primary School is an average sized primary with 225 children on roll aged 2-11. The small but very busy admin team support the organisation and delivery of the curriculum across the whole school.
Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, using a range of media. Attention to detail is paramount within the role therefore applicants are encouraged to specifically emphasise these skills on their application.
The school ethos is adopted by all staff and all employees work together to achieve the aims of the school and the Trust.
The main duties of the post are:
- Manage the day to day operation of the school office as directed by the SBM
- Provide clerical and administrative support to all staff and pupils as required
- Diary management
- Ordering and invoicing
- Manage, maintain and process data and information in accordance with schools systems and processes complying with school, local and national government policy
- Create and maintain a friendly, warm, welcoming reception for all school stakeholders entering the school building
- Carry out a range of admin and clerical tasks, updating records and providing support toward the delivery of teaching and learning across all phases of the school
- Assist the SBM with the managing of school finances by processing orders and invoices, managing lettings and payments,
- Provide pastoral support to children throughout the day
- Organise events, fairs, bookfairs, parent workshops, trips and visits
The Admin Officer is responsible for:
- Administering first aid and medication
- Managing the schools meals function
- Assisting with the operation of School Finances
- Working to strict deadlines, being able to prioritise own workload; including often changing/postponing tasks to meet the needs of the school
The post is 37 hours generally worked either 08.00am to 4.00pm or 8.30am – 4.30pm. There are specific times within the school year where work may be required out of these hours.
NCDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, which includes an enhanced DBS check, robust referencing, medical checks, online searches and other vetting checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer. Please note that all posts are subject to a 6 month probation period. For further detail see our Probation Policy.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Catchgate Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 266 pupils
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Catchgate Primary School website (opens in new tab)
Welcome to Catchgate Primary School recruitment page and thank you for your interest in looking for a post within our school. As Headteacher, I offer a warm welcome to you and hope that you will come and visit our thriving school where we believe all children and staff are entitled to develop to their fullest potential enabling each one to grow in confidence, knowledge and understanding.
We are at the start of a new journey into NCDAT and excited at the prospect of working with both primary and secondary school colleagues. The relationships between the schools is strong already and there are clear opportunities for staff learning, career development and progression so that you can realise your ambition of achieving the next step in your career.
As Governors, leaders and staff we provide a happy, caring, safe and stimulating environment which promotes self-esteem, respect to self and others, co-operation and introduces a range of life skills for participation in the wider community. We have a strong focus on wellbeing for both pupils and staff, which was commented on in a recent Ofsted report, and we support staff with workload to achieve a positive homelife balance.
The community is at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with parents and a range of other organisations across, and within, the community we serve to ensure children’s development and learning are achieved together. We value the relationships we have with the community and invite them regularly to be part of our learning experience. We offer our children a range of opportunities to develop their independence. We want our new staff members to help us develop a responsible attitude in our children that will enable them to become tolerant, active and caring citizens of the future who contribute positively to the local, national and global community.
If you share your passion for working with children aged 2 – 11 and are committed to high levels of education, commitment to excellence and have the drive to make a difference to our community, then we very much look forward to inviting your on our journey.
Thank you for considering Catchgate Primary School for your future career path. I look forward to working in partnership with you and gladly welcome you to visit our school by contacting our HR Team at catchgate@durhamlearning.net whereupon a mutually convenient date and time will be arranged.
Yours Faithfully
Joanne Shaw
Headteacher
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