Administrative Assistant – AAAD5054

Grade 5

39 weeks per year - 37 hours per week  

Salary: pro rata

Due to the retirement of a long standing member of the team, St Werburgh’s & St Columba’s Primary School are recruiting for an Administrative Assistant to join our friendly, hard working and passionate team.

The ideal candidate will work alongside the other Administrative Assistant and have previous office experience, a competent level of IT and literacy.  Familiarity with a range of systems including MS Office and Excel, experience of Arbor would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be provided.

You must be able to work on your own initiative, manage your own workload and be able to remain calm within a busy working environment.  Working hours will be Monday to Friday term time only, plus INSET days 8.30am-4.30pm and one day 8.30am – 4.00pm.

Ideally you will have worked in a school setting within the administration office but attitude to work is equally important.  You are required to have excellent communication skills and be able to maintain a friendly, helpful and professional manner at all times.

We can offer you:

Happy, friendly and welcoming staff and pupils Supportive governors, parish and parents Committed and highly motivated staff The opportunity to work in a creative environment with a rich cultural diversity A commitment to continued professional development

Visits to our school are recommended. Please contact us to arrange your visit by emailing admin@lovelearnlaugh.org.uk or call Sarah Farrell on 01244 478954. Please complete the attached application form and not the online version.

Closing date for applications is: Friday 11th November @ 9am

St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s places the highest priority on the safeguarding of children; all applicants will follow a stringent vetting and induction process including online and social media checks. Any offer of employment will be subject to a DBS and receipt of satisfactory references.

How to apply

Thank you for your interest in our job vacancy. Please complete the application as fully as possible and explain any gaps in your employment history. We would like to understand more about how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the job description and person specification for the role.