Office Assistant
Springfield Primary School, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, TW16 6LYThis job expired on 21 March 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
5 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 8.15am - 2.15pm, 5 days a week, 39 weeks a year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- GLF Associate 2 - £22,932 FTE
What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for an Office Assistant to join our school.
Your opportunity
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and proactive administrator to work as part of our busy office team at Springfield Primary School.
Reporting to the Office Manager, the successful candidate will provide high quality, varied administrative support for the school, including financial and student welfare tasks. You will be based in our main school office and will be the first point of contact for receiving and processing payments and online financial transactions. Experience of working in an educational environment would be desirable.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully to ensure your personal application statement demonstrates how your skills match what we are looking for.
The responsibilities include:
- Maintaining robust administration systems, processes and procedures for the school’s financial information
- Using various computer applications to perform daily tasks (eg Bromcom and PS Financials)
- Ensuring the banking and record keeping for school meals is recorded on ScoPay against the relevant student in a timely fashion
- Monthly reconciliations and reports
- Resolving parental enquiries for online payments
- Producing the weekly school newsletter
- Marketing the school and nursery
What we are looking for
Our ideal applicant will have:
- Competency in MS Excel and Word
- Effective and clear communication skills
- Good administration skills and ability to use own initiative
- Personal integrity and loyalty with the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Flexible approach and the ability to work on their own initiative
About Springfield Primary School
Our School sits within a newly established cluster of schools, overseen by a Regional Director. Along with Springfield Primary School, our cluster includes the following other schools; Hammond, Lightwater, Cordwalles, Pine Ridge and Lorraine. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across this cluster, to share expertise and experience, ensuring all children in our schools receive an excellent education and reach their potential. It also provides opportunities for career progression across the cluster and gives you the chance to further your professional development.
What the school offers its staff
Join the GLF Schools Community
As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.
- Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
- 43 primary and secondary schools within 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
- We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
- Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education
GLF Schools Employment Offer
GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish
- Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Work life and family friendly policies
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Career pathways and talent management
- Access to a staff benefits portal
- Community and collaboration working model
Further information about the job
The Details
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: GLF Associate 2 - £22,932 FTE
Pro Rata: £16,440.22
Hours of work:8.15am - 2.15pm, 5 days a week, 39 weeks a year
Closing Date: Friday 21st March at 10am
Interview date: TBC
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.
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About Springfield Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 490 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Springfield Primary School website
- Email address
- lrice1@glfschools.org
School location
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