Senior Office Administrator
Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2ALThis job expired on 2 October 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 October 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,968 per annum FTE
Senior Office Administrator job summary
Mepal &
Witcham CofE Primary School
Part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust (DEMAT)
is
seeking to appoint a Part-Time
Senior Office Administrator
Payscale: (FTE £21,968
per year, approx. £16,504 Pro-rata)
32.5 Working hours, 39 working weeks per year
Commencing:
As soon as possible
Mepal & Witcham CofE Primary School has an exciting opportunity for a committed Senior Office Administrator to join a
vibrant team of enthusiastic, hardworking individuals. We would love you to
take your place with us in this fantastic role!
About You
The
ideal candidate will be an individual who:
●
Has experience of working withchildren and families.
● is able to work calmly and problem
solve under pressure.
●
Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and young people.
●
Is enthusiastic, ambitious and serious about improving children’s
life chances through education.
●
Is highly organised, conscientious and able to set clear
priorities when managing a busy workload.
●
Can work cooperatively and communicate clearly with fellow
colleagues, parents and pupils.
●
Has a ‘can-do’ attitude and has the ability to use their
initiative.
●
Can work flexibly and professionally.
About Role
We
are looking for an experienced Senior Office Administrator to join our team,
working 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.
The purpose of this role is to fulfil the duties of a Senior Office
Administrator, supporting the day-to-day operations of the school, assisting
the Headteacher, and upholding effective channels of communication across all
stakeholders. For further information about the role, please download the job
description attached or visit our website: https://www.demat.org.uk/recruitment
About Us
AtMepal &
Witcham CofE Primary School, we strive for all of our stakeholders to CARE
about the holistic development of our pupils, especially the children’s
personal development and scholarship. We have 8 core values that make up our
CARE.
●
Personal
Development: Community; Appreciation; Respect; Empathy.
●
Scholarship:
Courage; Aspiration; Resilience; Excellence.
These
act as the framework for which our school culture is built upon for all
stakeholders. We have high expectations for our pupils and staff and would very
much welcome committed and dedicated people to join our amazing team.
Mepal & Witcham CofE Primary School is part of the DEMAT family of schools who work in
partnership towards the common goal of delivering an excellent education for
our pupils and a supportive, enriching place to work for our staff.
DEMAT is a
large multi-academy Trust which consists of 40 primary academies and
approximately 7,000 pupils. Our primary focus as a Trust is to ensure that
every child in our schools receives a world-class education through a
knowledge-rich curriculum which values the arts as well as what may be
perceived as more academic subjects. We are unapologetic about holding the
highest expectations for our children, for their
outcomes as well as their behaviour and personal development. DEMATs vision is
to; To learn. To know. To lead out. This sets out what we do as a Trust and
how we work with our children to become confident within society and to develop
as individuals. This is encapsulated in
the DEMAT Promise and underpinned by our values of Love, Community, Trust, Respect and Ambition. To find out more about the Trust, please visit https://www.demat.org.uk/
If we sound like your
perfect match, then we want to hear from you! In order to be considered please
complete a full application on My New Term
If you choose to join us, our promise is
to offer you:
●
Exceptional
CPD with subject leadership and general network and buddying opportunities.
●
Career
progression opportunities internally and/or across a large number of DEMAT
schools.
●
A
supportive work environment with a Trust that understands the importance of
enhancing health and wellbeing at work with 24hour access to our Employee
Assistant Programme
●
A
generous pension and annual leave entitlement
●
Inclusive
policies and practices
●
Well-behaved
and enthusiastic children.
●
Strong
links with the community and local church groups.
For more information, please download
the job description attached or visit our website: www.mepalandwitcham.demat.org.uk
Onsite visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged: to
arrange an appointment please call 01353 778300 or email
office@mepalwitcham.cambs.sc.uk
Closing
Date: 2 October 2023
(We
reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a suitable number of
internal or external applications)
Interview
Date: TBC
We would like to advise if you have
not heard from us by 4 October 2023 then on this occasion you have not been
successful in securing an interview, due to the large volume of applications it
will not be possible to respond to every applicant. We would like to thank you for your interest
in working with us, and if you do not hear from us this time, please do not let
this stop you applying for future advertisements.
Safer Recruitment
The Diocese of Ely Multi Academy
Trust (DEMAT) is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff
and job applicants. We aim to create a
supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals can make
best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which
all decisions are based on merit.
We do not discriminate against staff
based on age, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religious or political belief
or affiliation, trade union membership, gender, gender reassignment, gender
identity, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity,
sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic background or any other
inappropriate distinction or characteristic covered by the Equality Act 2010.
DEMAT
is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The
successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and
satisfactory references. Please be aware that all shortlisted candidates will
have an online search conducted as part of DEMATs due diligence checks in line
with KCSIE.
Further information about the job
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.
About Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 117 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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