School Administrator

**PERMANENT PART TIME SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR Level 2 (20 hrs per week) and CLERK Level 1 (1.25 hrs per week) READVERTISEMENT**

**Lorton Primary School**
- **(part of the Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust)**_

High Lorton

Cockermouth

**Tel**: 01900 85919

**PLEASE NOTE - CVs ARE NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS. CORRECT APPLICATION FORMS AND DETAILED JOB SPECIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST OR FROM THE SCHOOL WEBSITE IN THE ‘ABOUT US’, ‘VACANCIES’ SECTION. YOU WILL FIND THE EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE**

Due to the retirement of our amazing ‘Auntie Bev’ and the other post holder moving on, Lorton Primary School has a vacancy for a School Administrator to join our friendly, rural school, from 23rd January or as soon as possible thereafter. We are proud of our happy well-behaved children and have supportive parents, a committed Local Governing Body and much community involvement and support.

We are seeking an organised, calm and approachable person with relevant skills and experience to run our busy school office and play a key part in the smooth running of the school. You will need to be able to deal with everything from visitors to the school, finance queries, first aid and jammed paper in the photocopier to answering the phones, following up absence and ordering resources, often simultaneously
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and be able to remain calm and professional under pressure
- The ability to work well both as part of a team and independently, using their own initiative and maintaining confidentiality
- A positive, enthusiastic, flexible and caring approach and willingness to be involved in the life of the school
- Good communication skills so that they can relate well to children, staff, parents and the community
- A good sense of humour and interest in learning new skills.

The post is for 20 hours per week, ideally 8am - 12pm, 5 days a week (there could be some flexibility), plus

1.25 hrs per week to be used for the Clerk role. Term time only plus two weeks.

Grade 6 SCP7&8 (BS6) (£20,444 - £20,852 pro rata, approx. £10.59-£10.80 per hour)

We _anticipate_ interviewing on Monday 16th January 2023

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 21.25 per week

**Salary**: £10.59-£10.80 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cockermouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 06/01/2023
Reference ID: LOR Admin
Expected start date: 23/01/2023