Office Administrator

Woodgate Primary Academy, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 9GT

35 days remaining to apply

Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
31 August 2024 at 9am
Date listed
19 July 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time, term time: 19.5 hours per week worked over 3 days, term time only
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: £22,737 - £23,114 fte depending on experience. (actual starting salary £10,047.30 - £10,213.89)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised, enthusiastic and motivated School Administrator to join our friendly and supportive team. The School Office Administrator will have a flexible attitude towards work and recognition of the confidentiality of the role is key. The ability to communicate effectively with pupils, staff, parents and visitors to the school is also necessary.

The ideal candidate must be well organised, with the ability to work using their own initiative, and an effective team member reporting to the Headteacher and Office Manager. This person will demonstrate a calm, positive attitude with the ability to multitask within an extremely busy school office environment. Previous school experience would be preferred but all applications will be considered.

What the school offers its staff

The post responsibilities will include:

Monitoring attendance on a daily basis, ensuring accurate records are maintained
Meeting and greeting visitors to the school, 'front of house', 'signing in' visitors
Dealing with a variety of enquiries face to face, over the telephone and via email
Undertaking typing, word processing and other ICT based tasks
Assisting with the maintenance of school records via Bromcom and producing reports and returns as required
Supporting the administration of clubs and school trips
Other duties commensurate with the post

Further details about the role

Visits are strongly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the School Office

Email: office@woodgateprimary.school or telephone: 01444 461329.

We advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Completed application forms should be returned by email to office@woodgateprimary.school or posted to Woodgate Primary Academy, 41 Bellevue Farm Road, Pease Pottage, West Sussex, RH11 9GT

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.