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Cove Junior School

Administrative Assistant

Closing date: 13/11/2023 at 12:00

Interview date: 20/11/2023

Job Start Date: January 2024

Contract/Hours: Permanent , Part-time

Salary Type: Support Staff

Salary Details: Grade B. Actual salary (pro-rated to reflect part time hours and term time only position) approximately £14,400

Hours of Work: Monday 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Wednesday 8:00 am – 4:45 pm, Thursday 8:30 – 4:00, term-time only, with 30 minutes unpaid break Tuesday – Thursday. Can be some flexibility around hours. Potential for job share mornings and afternoons.

Suitable for a job share: Yes

Location of Role: Cove Junior School

Contact e-mail address: [email protected]

Job/Person Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive admin team as an Admin Assistant. The successful candidate will act as the first point of contact for parents/visitors to the school and will need to be confident about running the reception on their own.  You will need to be able to communicate effectively in a warm and professional manner at all times.  We’re looking for someone who is flexible, highly organised and able to deal with a variety of administrative tasks including producing correspondence and dealing with telephone queries. 

Pupil welfare, confidentiality and safeguarding, including the provision of first aid, are important aspects of the role.  The successful candidate will be able to relate well to children and be passionate about working in a school.   

We are looking for someone who is: 

• Friendly, welcoming and has a caring nature,
• Able to manage busy situations while remaining calm and professional,
• Efficient, well organised and able to prioritise,
• Able to multitask and deal with frequent interruptions
• An excellent communicator,
• IT literate, preferably with a good working knowledge of Office 365,
• Qualified in maths and English at GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• First aid qualified or prepared to become first aid trained.

 Experience of working in a school office environment is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided. 

We can offer: 

• Happy, polite and well-behaved children who are enthusiastic about learning,
• A friendly and committed team. In our last Ofsted inspection, it was noted that, 'Staff morale is high; they are proud to be members of the school.'
• Support and motivation from professional colleagues,
• Opportunities for professional development. 

Application Procedure

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged prior to application, to enable you to see our lovely school. 

If you would like to visit, request further details or an application pack, please contact Caroline Gontard, our Senior Admin Officer, by email at [email protected] or call 01252 542941.