School Administrator - Part-time

Wateringbury Church of England (VA) Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-3084-128S
• Posted:28/05/2025
• Pay:Kent Scheme C (FTE £25,252)
• Start Date:Immediate
• App Close Date:13/06/2025 at 23:00
• Interviews:19th June 2025

Advert

We are looking for someone to come and join our team as an office administrator. You will be part of the extremely supportive and friendly admin/welfare team, working alongside our experienced office adminstrator, family liaison officer and headteacher. 

The role involves that of receptionist and office administrator to help with the smooth running of our busy school office. 

The hours are 19.5 per week: 8:30am - 3:30pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, during term time, plus one week (pro rata) for holiday admin jobs and training.

What we can offer you:

• a small but welcoming & friendly staff team
• ongoing professional development
• free wellbeing and pastoral support

The ideal candidate will:

• have excellent organisational and communication skills
• have the ability to work within a small team
• be able to work calmly under pressure
• be flexible
• have a good sense of humour
• be friendly, patient and kind
• be willing to turn their hand to the number of varied jobs
• understand the school’s nurturing ethos and a desire to role model our Christian values
• be diligent and have attention to detail
• have school office experience 
• show initiative and willingness to take on projects and think outside the box.
• understand the need for confidentiality and discretion

We are particularly looking for someone with experience of SIMs, overseeing admissions and attendance in a primary school. Although full training would be given to the right candidate.

Visits to the school are encouraged and should be arranged through the school office.

The position starts as soon as possible, once all safer recruitment checks are complete. 

The school reserves the right to withdraw this advert before the closing date if the correct person is found.

Wateringbury CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Information about the school

Wateringbury Church of England Primary School (Voluntary Aided) is situated in the Medway Valley between Tonbridge and Maidstone. On the edge of the village it overlooks fields and the river valley on one side. It is banked on the other by a modern residential development. From our site adjoining the river and railway, our school has been serving the children of the village community and surrounding villages for more than 40 years. It is a vibrant and friendly school which is well supported by the local community.

Everything we do at Wateringbury is underpinned by our Christian values of Love, Respect, Forgiveness, Resilience, Courage and Joy. We enjoy strong links with St John the Baptist Church in Wateringbury and encourage children to take part in important community events such as Remembrance and St George’s Day as well as fundraising activities for local and international projects. Our challenging curriculum is enhanced by a range of specialist-led clubs including, gymnastics, strings and drama as well as inspirational trips around the county to bring children’s learning to life.

In the summer of 2021 we expanded our Year 5 and Year 6 classrooms to give the children more space to learn and room to grow. We have also invested in the refurbishment of our library, which sits at the heart of our school, and created a safe space (Nurture Camp). We are fortunate to have wonderful school grounds surrounded by trees. There are dedicated playgrounds for KS1 and KS2, a large sports field, forest school area, pond, wildlife area, container gardens and a large wooden gazebo for further outdoor learning.

We are part of a project working with the charity Nurture UK and our nurturing ethos is a huge part of who we are.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and views it with paramount importance. It engages with children and staff in policy and practice developments, and proactively encourages feedback. The school requires employees to obtain a Criminal Records disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including checks against the barred list. Online searches may be done as part of due diligence checks

Job Contact Information

• Name:Miss Debbie Johnson
• Address:147 Bow Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5EA
• Telephone: (01622) 812199
• Email: office@wateringbury.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and Person Specification
• Child Protection Policy