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Administrative Assistant

Edgar Sewter Community Primary School, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BU

This job expired on 2 October 2023 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  2 October 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,189.00 - £21,968.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 3

Administrative Assistant job summary

We would like to appoint a warm and welcoming new member to joining our admin team. You will need good administrative and people skills as you will be the first line of contact with children, parents and visitors to the school.

The successful candidate will provide clerical support to the busy school office, pupils and teachers and will need to be flexible, reliable and hard-working within a team to ensure duties are carried out efficiently and effectively. 

Your role will be varied and could include dealing with pupil admissions and attendance, the administration of after school activities for children across the school, arranging and booking school trips and dealing on a daily basis with the ordering and payment of school lunches and nursery fees. You will promote our school throughout the local community by updating our website and social media platforms. 

As with any school office duties will vary from day to day and include administering first aid.

No previous experience of working in a school is necessary but would be an advantage. Knowledge of Arbor would be advantageous although training will be given. Good communication, numeracy and literacy skills, as well as previous administrative or clerical experience are essential. In addition a good sense of humour and the ability to multitask are important.

Visits to the school are encouraged and appointments can be made by telephoning the school.

32.5 hours per week, 40 Weeks a year  

Monday – Friday  8.30am – 4.00pm 

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including  an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and  satisfactory references.

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.

This job post has expired.

About Edgar Sewter Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 307 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Edgar Sewter Community Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/edgar-sewter-community-primary-school-halesworth (opens in new tab)

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