Posted: Friday, January 17th 2025
Grange Park Primary School Job Role - Administration Officer Apply by: 9am Monday 3 February 2025 Interviews: 11 February 2025 Salary Scale: SC3 (Actual salary £15241 - £25403 depending on hours worked) Hours: 22.5 - 37.5 hours per week/39 weeks per year (term time + 5 INSET days) Contract Term: Permanent Job Start: ASAP or Spring term An excellent opportunity has arisen at Grange Park Primary School for an experienced and enthusiastic Administration Officer to join our friendly and welcoming office team. This post will require you to provide front desk cover where needed. The successful candidate will be based in our busy and fast paced office. If you: ● Are reliable, flexible and adaptable ● Work hard and have strong interpersonal and communication skills ● Are dedicated to providing excellent customer service ● Have excellent knowledge of the school’s office procedures to carry out all administrative duties in a timely and efficient manner in order to maintain the effective running of the school office ● Process visitors in line with the Trust’s Safeguarding procedures ● Handle difficult situations with sensitivity and calm, ensuring you are always aware of the safeguarding of our pupils, data protection and the need for confidentiality ● Have a good understanding and the ability to provide the Headteacher with information regarding debts. Chase debts as required. ● Type correspondence and documentation using Google-suite, some of which may be highly confidential. ● Able to use own initiative and prioritise tasks. ● Have or are willing to complete a First Aid at work course ● Oversee organisation of trips, collecting permission forms, sending letters, booking transport, order lunches etc ● Receive incoming mail and email, send external mail, email and texts, receive telephone calls and take messages, promoting the school’s ethos. ● Maintain computerised Schools Management Information System and pupil records so as to enable instant retrieval of information as needed. Then we want you to join our team! Our children are motivated to achieve, encouraged to be independent and a delight to teach. Our stimulating learning environment showcases children’s love of learning. Our beautiful grounds, overlooking the heart of Winchmore Hill, which include allotments, fire pit, school pond and playing fields enable us to provide enriched outdoor learning experiences such as overnight camping and forest school. Children are happy and enjoy school, parents support the school and their children, and staff are friendly and hardworking. Our school is well resourced and every child in year 1- year 6 has their very own chromebook they can use at home and at school. As part of the Connect Education Trust, we are strongly committed to providing high quality professional development and career progression for all staff. We are constantly reviewing our practices to ensure that our staff can focus on what matters, providing a rich environment in which children can learn and thrive. We are able to offer significant opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues at Grange Park Primary School and across the Trust. At Grange Park Primary School staff are able to be involved with developments within the curriculum in areas that interest them. We encourage expertise and a staff that supports one another to develop their own practice by creating remarkable futures for all pupils. The well-being of our staff is of paramount importance and we promote a healthy work-life balance. We provide staff with well-being days, and an attendance eeward scheme, as well as giving all employees access to a support hub. Grange Park Primary School provides opportunities to ensure that we value hard work and dedication. With easy access into central London, our school is ideal for candidates wanting to live in either inner or outer London. In line with recent legislation, applicants must have a command of spoken English that is sufficient to effectively carry out duties of the role. Visits to the school are warmly welcome. Please click here to see more details about the application process on the school website https://www.grangeparkprimary.org/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=29
Job type: Full Time
Location: Grange Park
Closing date: Feb. 3, 2025
How to apply: Visit the link below