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Office Manager - Term Time

Smeeth Community Primary School, Ashford

  • Ref:KCC886-2289-55S
  • Posted:09/09/2024
  • Pay:KR4
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:21/09/2024 at 12:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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School Office Manager

Smeeth Community Primary School

  • Ref:
  • Posted:
  • Pay: Kent Range 4
  • Start Date: immediate
  • App Close Date: 21st September 2024
  • Interview Dates: to be confirmed

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Working hours: This is a permanent position. 37 hours per week, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm Mon – Thurs & 8.00 am – 3.30pm Fri, term time only + 5 days (inset days)

Start: ASAP

Salary: KR4

We are seeking a highly motivated, professional and welcoming School Office Manager to join our team, and provide effective administrative support for our lovely rural village school.

We are looking for someone who has excellent organisational skills and is highly efficient in IT, confident to learn new systems and manage pupil data and record-keeping efficiently. Sound interpersonal skills and being a strong communicator and a collaborative worker are also essential to the role, along with a high standard of numeracy and literacy and skills, and being able to maintain confidentiality and observe data protection regulations.

The school office can be a very busy environment, helping children, staff and parents throughout the day, and sometimes all at once! As such, the successful candidate will also be empathetic, patient, calm and confident. A courteous, kind and professional manner is an absolute must, along with the ability to deal with any sensitive issues in confidence. This role includes reporting to the head teacher as well as the local authority on attendance and admissions.

We are extremely proud of our school and our lovely children; they are the heart of all we do. If this candidate sounds like you, and you have experience in managing a busy school office, we would love to meet you. Informal visits to the school are most welcome, so please contact Ms Jen Payne, Head Teacher, by email: headteacher@smeeth.kent.sch.uk or call us on 01303813128 if you would like to visit, or if you have any further queries regarding this position. All applications are required to be submitted via Kent-Teach.

Safeguarding

All staff must:

  • Adhere to the requirements as set out in the current version of KCSIE

 

  • Attend/complete all Smeeth Community Primary School training in relation to safeguarding

 

  • Report all safeguarding concerns in a timely manner as specified by the school

 

  • Ensure there is a culture of safeguarding within all areas of the role

 

  • Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

 

Smeeth Community Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.  We apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the candidates selected are of the highest calibre.

All candidates are appropriately screened prior to the appointment and an enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks will be required for the successful candidates.  Smeeth Community Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

 

 

Information about the school

At Smeeth Community Primary School, we provide an educational environment where children are safe, happy and excited to learn. We offer a creative curriculum which will inspire our children to grow into independent, responsible and confident young people. We are also lucky enough to be a fully accredited Forest School, making the most of our fabulous grounds! Smeeth Community Primary School is situated in the beautiful rural village of Smeeth and the neighbouring area of Brabourne Lees, close to the North Downs AONB. The school is set in gorgeous surroundings; there are beautiful playing fields, split into two levels by a bank, just made for tobogganing when the snow is deep enough, and a playground bordered by a large patio area. In addition, we have an outdoor classroom, trim trail, clamber stack and fire pit for outdoor learning. From the upper school campus are views across endless green fields. We have a beautiful, cosy library full of lovely new books, a spacious Early Years area and a wonderful kitchen on site, where delicious meals are prepared daily. There are five lovely classrooms, two in the extended Victorian building and three more in the building that includes the hall. The Victorian schoolhouse is now part of the school’s working area and contains the offices, reception, upstairs storage and a cosy, comfortable PPA room where staff can work in peace and quiet. The children's learning environment is extremely important to us; we have redecorated throughout and now boast beautiful hardwood floors, new washrooms for the children and a comfortable, newly-redecorated staffroom (complete with coffee machine!) - because our staff work extremely hard and also need somewhere lovely to relax!

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01303 813128

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.