Administration Officer

Organisation
- Dorset Council
- Location
- Bridport, West Dorset
- Reference
- REC/23/00988
- Occupational group
- School Support Staff
- Salary details
- Grade 5 SCP 5-6
- Job term
- Part time, Term time only
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Louise Greenham
- Contact telephone
- 01308 485380
- Closing Date
- 19 April 2023

Admin responsibilities include, but not limited to:

- To provide administrative and secretarial support for the school
- To be responsible for all aspects of the operation of the SIMS/software (Schools Information Management System) for the storage and production of information, statistics and reports associated with pupil records.
- To administer the pupil admission and pupil exclusion process
- To be responsible for maintaining the school attendance registers and provide analysis and reports as required.
- To act as Receptionist to all visitors and to ensure security of the school.
- To undertake a range of other administrative duties to assist the Headteacher, school staff, and Governors as required.
- To accurately raise and authorise orders, payments, and invoice requests on the appropriate system.

Previous experience working in a school office environment with a focus of school budgetary finance is an advantage. The role is part time for 30 hours per week, 5 days a week, 39 weeks a year including inset days.

We are a small, happy, Church of England village school where pupils thrive. Our school values its unique ‘smallness’ and we are proud in saying that every child is cared for and valued as an individual. We set high standards in learning and teaching, that enable children to improve themselves by acquiring new knowledge and skills. We are ‘Proud to be Active’ and know how important physical activity is to emotional and physical wellbeing for all our children. We run an extensive forest school programme where we make the most of the beautiful, natural environment we are so lucky to be nestled within at Powerstock.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.