Office Administrator

Dunbury Church of England Academy, Winterborne Whitechurch, Dorset, DT11 0AW

41 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 October 2024

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 - £25,183.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5 Scale Point 4-6 depending on experience, £12.65 - £13.05 per hour

Office Administrator job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our highly motivated and forward-thinking team at Dunbury Academy. We are looking to appoint an Administrative Officer to provide efficient administrative support, including undertaking manual and computer data entry/extraction and other clerical duties. We pride ourselves on having high standards of conduct and behaviour at all times and are seeking a professional to join us in promoting this in our learning community.

Dunbury is a small rural school with a big heart, where we practice and live our values of trust, friendship, respect and courage every day, as recognised in our recent ‘Good’ OfSTED. We have happy and enthusiastic children and staff who are supportive of each other. Our school vision of ‘Strength in difference, together we are one and together we fly high’ is key to our warm and supportive environment and drives us in everything we do.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Ensure a comprehensive administrative/clerical and secretarial service
• Complete appropriate data input and paperwork associated with student database and student subscription services (eg. Arbor)
• Undertake general office duties
• Receive telephone calls and take appropriate action
• Provide support with the processing of incoming/outgoing mail
• Support with the administration associated with premises maintenance and management.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
• Can commit to 24.5 hours per week (working days to be negotiated)

What we can offer you

• Support in a school that is forward thinking and innovative
• Children who are motivated, enthusiastic and articulate in their learning;
• A strong commitment to a drive for excellence;
• An inclusive ethos focused on raising standards for our whole school community;
• The opportunity to work in a team where enthusiasm, hard work and initiative are appreciated, but above all, one where the shared agenda of improvement is central;
• A supportive SLT that has a strong ambition and vision for the school's future.

This is a part time position (24 hours 30 minutes per week) on a permanent basis

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 Dunbury Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 112 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Dunbury Church of England Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dunbury-church-of-england-academy (opens in new tab)

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