School Office Administrator
Gateway School
Buckinghamshire
- New
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn term
- Apply by:
- 13 September 2024
Job overview
Part-time 25 hours per week
Term time (plus up to 8 days of flexible home working during the school holiday period)
Would you like to join a welcoming and bustling school environment? Do you enjoy working as part of a successful team? Then we would love to hear from you regarding our School Office Administrator opportunity.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, professional and highly organised person to join our friendly and supportive team. The post holder will be the first point of contact for visitors to the school and the focal point for parent enquiries, either face-to-face or by telephone or email. Excellent administrative, interpersonal skills and a positive disposition are essential.
You should:
- Present a professional yet welcoming and approachable persona to visitors
- Possess excellent communication skills, being able to communicate on all levels
- Deliver a high standard of service to the school community
- Prioritise workload, multi-task and keep calm under pressure
- Be proactive with the ability to work on your own initiative
- Have excellent IT skills, and a willingness to develop IT knowledge further
- Actively encourage and support colleagues
Prior experience of working in a busy office environment is preferable. The pattern of hours will be discussed with you at the interview and will involve a few 8am starts.
Please visit our website www.gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk for more information about the school. Please complete the application form and return by email to: recruitment@gatewaysch.co.uk
Closing date for applications: midday Friday 13 September 2024
Interviews will be held shortly w/c Monday 16 September 2024
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Gateway School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
Gateway School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to references and a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Gateway School, 1 High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 9AA
Tel: 01494 862407 Head Teacher: Cath Bufton-Green, BA Hons PGCE
Attached documents
About Gateway School
Aims of our school
At Gateway School we aim to:
• allow each child to show excellence, by encouraging individual strengths
• develop a child's independence and sense of responsibility in a caring environment
• encourage a child's natural curiosity and enthusiasm to gain skills needed for the future
• foster a child's awareness of, and involvement in, the local, national and global community
• provide a wide variety of opportunities for learning within and beyond the curriculum
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