Office Manager - Shorne CE Primary School - Part-time

Aletheia Academies Trust

• Ref:KCC-F41-24-S
• Posted:23/11/2022
• Pay:Kent Range 6 - £21,801-£23,262 per annum
• Start Date:January 2023
• App Close Date:02/12/2022 at 12:00
• Interviews:6 December 2022

Advert

Office Manager

Salary:            Kent Range 6 - £21,801-£23,262 per annum(this will be pro rata’d for part time hours/weeks)

Contract:        Permanent, 24 hours per week (to be worked over three days), term time plus development days plus an additional week (40 weeks per year total)

Start date:      January 2023

Shorne Church of England Primary School, part of the Aletheia Academies Trust, is a friendly, dynamic and innovative school. We pride ourselves on our dedication to ensuring pupil progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Office Manager to join our team.  We are looking for someone who can support our school leadership team in all aspects of school administration. The appointed person will be responsible for managing a busy school office, and line managing our Office Administrator.

We are a warm and welcoming school and are fortunate to be located in a village surrounded by beautiful farmland. The successful candidate will be joining a passionate and committed team, who work closely with colleagues in the wider Trust, with a supportive Local Governing Body and children who are happy and keen to learn.

The successful candidate will:

• be highly organised, reliable and able to use time management and prioritisation skills effectively;
• have experience of using school administrative, management information and financial systems;
• have experience of the development, management and operation of administration processes;
• be fully competent in the use of IT packages, with experience of using the Microsoft Office suite;

• have excellent interpersonal skills, be highly motivated and be able to work well under pressure;
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• be friendly and approachable with a welcoming and professional manner;
• be able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively and contribute positively within a team environment, liaising effectively with all staff.

Visits to the school can be arranged by telephoning the school office on 01474 822312.

Please download a job description and person specification below.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the application form available below.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date you should assume you have not been successful.

Closing Date:            Friday 2^nd December 2022  

Interview Date:          Tuesday 6^th December 2022

Shorne Church of England Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable.  Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Information about the trust

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is a two form entry primary school in the vibrant and diverse town of Gravesend, Kent; Our school is part of the Diocese of Rochester and a member of the Aletheia Trust. We have a strong commitment to the teaching of Christianity, where we welcome children, staff and adults of all faiths and none.

Through our theologically rooted vision: Your Word is a Lamp to Guide me, and a Light for my Path, Psalm 119:105, we live the Gospel values of Respect, Honesty and Love. At the centre of this is the pursuit of the highest standards possible in education because we want to develop our pupils as well-rounded individuals and lifelong learners who are spiritually motivated and creative problem solvers, and who leave us fully prepared for the rigours of secondary education.

Our curriculum is based on the best that has been thought and said, and our pupils enjoy learning which is contextualised, adapted, vocabulary rich, and which offers sound experiences to build knowledge, skills and cultural capital.

Holy Trinity is proud to be part of the Aletheia Academies Trust (AAT) and we work collaboratively with our partner schools to provide a wide range of exciting learning and enrichment opportunities for our children and staff. Working as part of the Trust gives us the benefit from shared professional development opportunities and the sharing of good practice amongst our schools.

At Holy Trinity, we are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which adheres to the expectations of 'Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023'. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are steadfast in our commitment to equality and diversity and recognise that as individuals we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment an employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Thank you for your interest in this post.

Job Contact Information

• Name:HR department
• Address:AAT C/O Saint George's CE School,
  Meadow Road,
  Gravesend,
  Kent,
  DA11 7LS
• Telephone: 01474 531480
• Email: hr@aletheiatrust.org.uk

Fax:

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Role Profile & Person Specification