Administration Assistant
Hurdsfield Community Primary School, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 2LW12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
6 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 39 weeks a year 32.5 hours a week 8:30am -3:30pm Monday - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to help build positive relationships with our children, families and their colleagues;
Have a positive outlook and be flexible and supportive of our ethos;
Have exceptional reception and administrative skills and knowledge;
Be dynamic, highly effective and approachable, with a willingness to help others;
Be committed to inclusion, equality, and personal development;
Be able to maintain confidentiality on all school matters;
To be responsible for maintaining the student database for all admissions, with excellent knowledge and experience of SIMs/Arbor and SAM;
To provide secretarial, clerical and word processing support ensuring accuracy and confidentiality at all times;
To provide administrative support, e.g. photocopying, typing and collation of pupils files;
To administer first aid (a first aid certificate is desirable but training can be provided);
To undertake reception and telephone duties, answering enquiries from staff, pupils, parents and the general public in a calm and professional manner;
Understanding of school attendance as this will be a key part of the role;
We would love to meet caring, hardworking people who want to make a difference to our children and families.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
- Well-motivated and well behaved children who enjoy learning
- An attractive, well-resourced learning environment
- An enthusiastic, committed and supportive team of colleagues
- Positive relationships within and outside school
- Opportunities to develop your skills through continued professional development
- An active and supportive Governing Board, committed to staff well-being
Further details about the role
Visits are warmly encouraged and these will take place until December 8th.
Please contact Laura Rigby, School Bursar on (01625) 912415 to arrange an appointment.
Commitment to safeguarding
The safeguarding of all our children is the highest priority. We are committed to providing a secure environment for children where they feel safe and are kept safe. As a school we recognise that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children is everyone's responsibility, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are fully comitted to ensuring that consistent and effecitve safeguarding procedures are in place to support children, families and staff at school.
We ensure our practice adheres to 'Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023' statutory guidance for schools and college and safer recruitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to head@hurdsfield.cheshire.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hurdsfield Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 166 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@hurdsfield.cheshire.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01625 912 415
Hurdsfield Primary and Nursery School is maintained by Cheshire East Council. The Group 2 school, with 159 pupils on roll, provides Primary and Nursery education to the Hurdsfield area of Macclesfield. A single class entry school proud of living up to its ethos “A brilliantly happy school where only our best will do”, we have made massive improvements in recent years to become a very popular and successful school, achieving a “Good” OFSTED rating in 2022.
Arranging a visit to Hurdsfield Community Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@hurdsfield.cheshire.sch.uk.
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