School Business Support Administrator
Hours: 18.75 hours per week, (over 3 days) term-time only plus Inset days
Contract: Permanent starting in May 2021 or as early as possible after
Salary: JG4, SCP 7-11, £20,092 to £21,748 per annum pro rata
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School wishes to appoint an enthusiastic and organised school administrator to provide administrative and financial support for other staff and pupils as part of our business support team to start in May 2021.
We are looking for an efficient and organised person with good attention to detail who is self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative. The successful candidate must:
- Have a friendly, welcoming outlook and effective communication skills
- Have good GCSE results (or equivalent) in English and Maths
- Ideally have experience working in education and finance
- Be able to work well in a team and under their own initiative
- Be able to work to confidently under pressure to deadlines
- Understand the need for confidentiality
- Ideally have SIMS experience and a good knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ideally have experience using ParentPay or another online payment system
Perhaps, above all, we are looking for someone who can champion our four school values: Compassion, Curiosity, Community and Courage throughout their work across our school community.
If you are interested in the above post then please call the school for an informal chat with Sophie Westerwijk, Head Teacher, before submitting your application. For further details please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
We would love to hear from you and show you around our brilliant school, so please do call the school office to make an appointment. Due to the current Covid restrictions, this will need to be out of school hours.
Closing Date: Monday 26 April 2021
Interview Date: Tuesday 4 May 2021 (possibly remotely)
St Mary’s School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and additional safeguarding checks.
The Lighthouse Schools Partnership – St Mary's CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all in our community to share this commitment. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. As part of the shortlisting process an online search will be carried out. All appointments will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS check.
We are also committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups.