School Secretary

St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School, ERITH, Kent, DA8 2HX

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  24/02/2025 or asap

• Closing date

  7 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 January 2025

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: £25,774.00 - £26,902.00 Annually (Actual) 36 Hours / 40 Weeks a year BEX061 - 064

School Secretary job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a School Secretary to join our friendly and busy office team.

The School Secretary is responsible for the organisation and smooth running of the school office, ensuring a professional, calm and efficient atmosphere is maintained and that all administrative procedures are correctly followed and effectively co-ordinated. A flexible attitude towards work and a sense of humour are essential, along with an ability to communicate effectively with pupils, staff, parents and visitors to the school. You must have the ability to work using your own initiative and as an effective team member and be well organised.

Yours hours of work will be 8am to 4pm Monday-Friday with a 45 min lunch break

The School Secretary is responsible for the administrative, and organisational processes within the School. They will also act as a main point of contact for Parents, Visitors and other stakeholders so will be an ambassador for the School and embody the vision and values of the school and Trust.

In this role you will work at the very heart of the school and play a key part in ensuring that day to day life at the school runs smoothly. The successful candidate will be able to multi task, have a great eye for detail and take great pride in making the school a happy place for our children.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A school background (this is desired but not compulsory)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and a flexible approach
• The ability to work under pressure, use initiative and manage conflicting priorities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

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 St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England/Christian, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 364 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-slade-green-church-of-england-primary-school (opens in new tab)

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