School Secretary
Stoke Climsland School, CALLINGTON, Cornwall, PL17 8ND17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
12 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 24 hours a week, 4 days a week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,151
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Good practical knowledge, skills and experience of working in an office environment.
- Practical experience of word processing, e-mail & other office electronic applications.
- Good typing, word processing and oral & written skills.
- Good organisational skills and communication skills.
- Excellent personal presentation.
- Professional, tactful & sensitive.
- Discreet & confidential
- Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
- Enjoys working with young people.
- Displays an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
- a happy, welcoming environment where children and staff enjoy coming to school
- a supportive governing body and staff team
- excellent opportunities to further develop your skills and expertise
Further details about the role
Stoke Climsland School are looking to recruit a school secretary to work in our busy school office. This a permanent position for 24 hours per week, term time only.
The school is looking for a committed, enthusiastic, flexible and hardworking team member, to work alongside our existing school team. You will work ‘front of house’ and be the first point of contact for parents, staff and visitors, both in person and on the telephone. Assisting with pupil welfare is also an important part of the position.
The role will include:
- Answering all incoming calls and being the first point of contact for parents/carers and visitors.
- Welcoming visitors to the school.
- Opening, sorting and distributing incoming mail.
- Providing administrative support such as filing, photocopying, typing letters and producing the school newsletter.
- Keeping accurate records of pupil/staff data (including attendance).
- Carrying out personnel administration and maintaining staff files.
- Other varied duties associated with this role (please see attached job description).
The successful applicant must possess excellent communication skills, be numerate and have relevant ICT skills. They should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, demonstrate the ability to work using their own initiative and be discreet and confidential.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All offers of employment will be subject to the successful candidate undertaking an enhanced (DBS) disclosure barring check.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Stoke Climsland School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 192 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Stoke Climsland School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sbm@stoke-climsland.cornwall.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01579 370457
In the heart of the village, Stoke Climsland School is a place where we strive to make all feel welcome, included and valued.
We are hugely proud of our school and all that we achieve together: as staff, as parents and as members of the wider community, we work hard to provide exceptional care and support alongside excellence in teaching and learning.
Arranging a visit to Stoke Climsland School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@stoke-climsland.cornwall.sch.uk.
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