16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    6 January 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    16 December 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 14.5 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 2pm until 4.30pm Friday 12pm until 4.30pm Term time only (38 weeks)

Contract type

Fixed term - Until June 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover

Actual salary

Starting Salary £7,927

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced administrator, passionate about customer service and ensuring you deliver the best for your community? Are you ready to take a key role in school administration, supporting a busy Primary Academy in Plymouth.

You will need to have experience of administration and a customer service mindset, keeping a positive focus when problem solving. You will be an excellent communicator whilst supporting in a wide variety of tasks, including being an expert in our school systems. You will be an integral part of our pupil services teams to give quality administrative support to leaders and teachers in the schools and providea wonderful welcome to any visitors, providing friendly and efficient support to the staff, pupils, and parent/guardians, being at the heart of operational activity for our schools.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Tax Free Childcare
  • Employee Assistance Programme


We offer:

  • A welcoming school with a strong ethos and values.
  • Children who are happy and motivated to learn.
  • An experienced, supportive, and welcoming staff team who genuinely want the best for our pupils.
  • A strong commitment to continuing improvement.
  • A commitment to your professional development.

In joining St Edward’s, you will be part of a friendly and welcoming staff team and a supportive community. The school is part of the St Christopher’s Trust - a family of 19 Church and Community Schools spanning three local authorities and providing a rich network of collaboration.

Further details about the role

Please visit the below link for information on how to apply:

https://www.stchristophersmat.org/work-with-us/current-vacancies

If you have any queries when applying for this role, please contact the People team via People@stcmat.org

Applications need to be completed by 5pm on Monday 6th January 2025. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 14th January 2025

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:

https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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About St Edward's CofE Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
219 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Email address
people@stcmat.org

School location

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