Administration Officer

Downton CofE VA Primary School, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 3LZ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,404.00 Annually (FTE)

Administration Officer job summary

Due to promotion of our current Administration Officer, we are seeking to appoint a personable and highly organised individual with excellent administrative skills, to join our team within the School Office. For full details, please see the attached job description.

The successful candidate must be flexible, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload and work accurately with attention to detail. Excellent administration, planning and communication skills are essential, together with proficiency in Microsoft Office. Training on Sims will be provided

The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively with staff, pupils, parents and visitors with a clear knowledge of all aspects of safeguarding.

Main duties will include being the first point of contact for parents, visitors and all stakeholders, acceptance of deliveries, dealing with incoming and outgoing post. Other necessary qualities include confidentiality, efficiency and being able to work on your own initiative and under pressure.

Downton Primary is a friendly school that values teamwork and high achievement in all areas of our work with young people. We value our staff and actively support their professional development; you will have access to on-going professional development.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Downton CofE VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 288 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Downton CofE VA Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/downton-cofe-va-primary-school (opens in new tab)

An attractive primary school in a lovely rural village.

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