An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced School Administrative Assistant to join our school.
Governors are seeking to appoint a skilled, well-motivated individual who will provide routine general clerical, administrative and financial support to the school.
The suitable applicant, must have experience of, or be able to demonstrate the ability to:
- work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
- communicate effectivity with pupils, parents and staff
- operate office equipment and arrange orderly storage of supplies
- have good IT Skills
- have SIMs experience
As a school, we can offer you:
- enthusiastic, friendly, and happy children
- a committed, hard-working staff team who value each other
- a forward-thinking school
- comprehensive professional development and high-quality learning opportunities
- a leadership team that will support you to find your full potential
If you would like any further information about the position, please contact Mrs G Hegarty, Office Manager on 01902 558238 or email office@westparkprimaryschool.co.uk
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
If you are successful in being shortlisted for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes, as well as your inbox, in case any correspondence has been delivered there.
Safeguarding Statement:
In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the school and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during the interview.
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise, the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertaken can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024.
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List check.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website
At West Park we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
- closing date: Monday 4 November, 2024
- interviews w/c: Monday 4 November, 2024
How to apply and contact details
- E-mail: westparkprimaryschool@wolverhampton.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01902 558238
- School website