- Ref:KCC886-3917-274S
- Posted:07/02/2023
- Pay:Kent Range 4
- Start Date:ASAP pending paperwork
- App Close Date:20/02/2023 at 12:00
- Interviews:W/c 6 March 2023
We are looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant to join our experienced, supportive and friendly administration team in a large primary school of approximately 775 pupils. The successful candidate will have proven administration skills and a friendly and flexible outlook.
The main responsibilities of the role will be to provide administrative assistance by producing and/or printing materials to support teaching and learning across the school.
The post is for 25 hours per week, 5 hours per day, Monday to Friday, 41 weeks per year (term time, 5 INSET days plus two weeks in the school holidays). We can be flexible with a fixed start time between 8.00am and 9.00am and can also offer an optional unpaid lunch break if required. The finish time will depend on the duty start time and length of any lunch break - these options will be discussed at interview.
The pay is set at Kent Range 4 at £19,389 for a full-time position. The actual salary equates to approximately £11,898 per annum pro rata for this role. In addition the postholder will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade.
We require a good standard of general education and GCSE qualifications or equivalent in English and Mathematics at Grade C or above. Verification of qualifications will be required before employment can commence so please do not declare any qualifications unless you can produce the original certificate.
A formal thirty minute interview will take place with a panel comprising of a member of the Senior Leadership Team and the Business Manager. Candidates will also undertake a thirty minute in-tray exercise.
CVs will not be accepted so please complete the application form in full and explain how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for this role.
It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website.
Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks following KCSIE 2022. The interviewee will also be asked questions relating to the safeguarding of children.
We are also committed to championing staff wellbeing and all employees can access free counselling, occupational health support and Supervision sessions.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for children, two satisfactory references and right to work in the UK documentation. All new employees to the School, including those with previous local government service, shall be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
If applicants have not been contacted by Wednesday 1 March they have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery continues to be a ‘Good’ school as recognised in our latest Ofsted inspection (March 2018). The inspection found that staff ‘have an unwavering commitment and determination to provide the best possible experiences for all pupils in a happy, calm and aspirational environment’.
We are a large four form entry school to the west of Margate with approximately 750 pupils. We aim to provide a caring, exciting and inclusive learning environment where every child and family really matters with a focus on raising standards alongside the development of the whole child. The school’s values are Perseverance, Aspiration, Respect and Teamwork and all children are familiar with these. The most recent Ofsted visit noted that the values ‘pervade every aspect of the school’s work’, and we are proud that is the case.
We are a school with a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for Physically Disabled pupils, a KS1 and KS2 satellite class from Foreland Fields School and a further SRP for pupils with Autism.
We are a part of an established Cooperative Trust (Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust), working with Bromstone Primary School, Parkside Community Primary School and St Mildred’s Primary Infant School. We work closely within our Trust to improve all aspects of our practice, including CPD and support for ECTs. We are also proud to be part of a Federation between our school and Parkside Community Primary School in Canterbury.
Our large site comprises of a KS2 and a KS1 building, three large playgrounds and a school field and we continue to invest heavily in our outdoor learning environment which includes an inclusive play area and sports courts.
We inspire, respect and celebrate achievement and diversity.
- Name:Mr James Williams
- Address:Westfield Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5PA
- Telephone: 01843 221877
- Email: [email protected]