Administrative Assistant

Permanent
Part Time - Term Time Only
16 (Four days a week – hours to be 8:30am – 12:30pm with some flexibility around the day not at school. The day away from school cannot be a Monday.)
Sutton Bonington Primary School, Park Lane, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough. Leicestershire. LE12 5NH
Grade 2 point 2

Sutton Bonington Primary School wish to appoint an Administrative Assistant who is personable, enthusiastic and self-motivated to join a hard-working, friendly and effective staff team.

The successful candidate will be required to provide an administrative role within the school and support the running of the school office alongside the School Business Manager. This is an exciting opportunity in that the school are also appointing a School Business manager at the same time.

Despite not being the largest school (165 pupils), the school environment is always very busy so the newly appointed Administrative Assistant would work effectively with the School Business Manager and be line managed by them.

The successful candidate will be supported by the Headteacher, teaching staff and Senior Leadership team for this role.

To be considered for this role, you must:

  • Be familiar working in a busy office environment, and all it involves.

  • Have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to develop excellent working relationships with all stakeholders in the school.

  • Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children at the school.

  • Be committed to contributing to the wider life of the school.

  • Be confident at liaising with all stakeholders and treat them with respect and care.

  • Have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

  • Be adept at managing time effectively and to prioritise to meet deadlines.

The role will involve: (more detail available in the job description)

  • Completion of general administrative duties as required

  • Communicating effectively with customers at all levels – i.e. telephone answering, face-to-face conversation, in writing/email and text messaging service.

  • Being delegated to reasonably by the School Business Manager so that his/her role can be fulfilled effectively

  • Managing day-to-day pupil attendance, cash handling and other clerical aspects

The advertised role is a part time position, with a preferred start date of Monday 2nd November. Actual working hours can be discussed in further detail at interview.

The Governing body are committed to rigorous safeguarding procedures and practices and promoting the welfare of all children; please ensure that there are no gaps in your employment history that are not explained.

Please contact Lee Shilton: head@suttonbonington.notts.sch.uk should you have any questions or queries about the post. 

To request an application pack, please email the school office at office@suttonbonington.notts.sch.uk or phone 01509 672661.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd October at 1:00pm.

Shortlisting: Friday 2nd October at 3:00pm.

Provisional interview date: Tuesday 6th October (to be confirmed).

Visits are warmly encouraged, please contact the school office on the above contact details. 


School Motto: Together we’re learning for life, every child, every chance, every day…

School Values: Respect   Resilience   Honesty   Curiosity   Kindness


• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

• All posts in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All posts in schools, unless stated otherwise, are suitable for a job share arrangement.

• The County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation. for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.

This vacancy is closed to applications.