Administrative Officer

Lowton St Mary’s CE Primary School & Nursery

Newton Road

Lowton

WA3 1EW

Salary: Grade 4, £7,614 - £8,004 per annum £12.18 - £12.80 per hour

14 hours per week, term time plus 1 week working 39 weeks per year

Required for as soon as possible

Part time: working Thursday and Friday

Lowton St Mary’s C of E Primary School & Nursery is a voluntary-aided primary school with a maintained nursery, catering for children aged from 3+ to 11 years.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, well organised and motivated Administrative Officer, ideally with school experience but not essential, who is ready to join our committed team. The successful candidate will work with staff in supporting the education of our fantastic pupils at Lowton St Mary’s CE - ‘a place where pupils enjoy being at school and clearly love learning.’ (Ofsted November 2019).

The post requires previous administrative experience including use of Microsoft Office and the internet.

You will:

• Have excellent interpersonal skills, be highly motivated and have the ability to work well under pressure.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively and contribute positively within a team environment.
• Be reliable and able to use time management skills effectively, including prioritising and managing their tasks.
• Have experience of using administrative systems.
• Be fully competent in the use of IT packages, which must include Microsoft Office.
• Have the ability to develop and implement procedures and policies.
• Be genuinely committed and passionate to ensuring high expectations for pupils, staff and themselves in sympathy with our Christian ethos.

In return we can offer:

• An exciting and challenging professional opportunity and the chance to ‘make a difference’ in a ‘good’ school.
• Wonderful pupils with enormous potential.
• Strong and positive relationships with parents, the community, a wide range of agencies and the LLG (Leigh, Lowton and Golborne) schools’ partnership consortia.
• Staff who are ‘like a family’ and supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.
• Committed, effective with challenge and supportive Governors.
• A strong and supportive leadership team with a clear sense of strategic vision.
• An excellent level of care.
• A friendly, happy and supportive atmosphere.
• A commitment to your continuous professional development.
• A strong commitment to staff workload, well-being and work-life balance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

We warmly encourage candidates to visit our school, a tour of school will take place at 3.30pm on Thursday 9th May 2024.

For further information, or to book onto the tour please contact Mrs L Blaxter, School Business Manager on 01942 769710.

Completed application forms can be returned via email for the attention of Mr D Sherriff to enquiries@admin.lowtonsaintmarys.wigan.sch.uk

As part of the shortlisting process, our school will consider carrying out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may want to explore at interview.

To view the details relating to this position and to access the application form, please click the links below:

Application Form

Job Description & Person Specification
Privacy Notice
Guidance for Safer Working Practices

Childcare Disqualification Requirements

School DBS Applicant Information

If you require any further information, please contact the school on 01942 769710 or  enquiries@admin.lowtonsaintmarys.wigan.sch.uk

Website: https://lowtonstmarysceprimary.net/    

Closing date:  Friday 17th May 2024 – 9.00am

Interview date:  Thursday 23rd May 2024

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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