Admin Assistant
Foster's Primary School
Bexley
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 17 April 2018
Job overview
Hours/Percentage of Week: 27.5 hrs/week
Weeks per year: Term Time + Inset Days (39 weeks)
Grade: BEXLEY05
Foster’s is a popular two-form entry school on the Welling / Bexleyheath borders with a rich history. We were recognised as a ‘good’ school in our last Ofsted inspection and have a dedicated and enthusiastic staff who are committed to maintaining the highest standards and providing a creative curriculum for the pupils in our care. Our children are our biggest asset; they are polite, courteous, kind to each other and enjoy their learning. We are fortunate to have a bright, modern site with plenty of outdoor space and a Forest School area. For further information about the school please visit the school website: www.fosters.bexley.sch.uk
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic part-time Administrative Assistant on a permanent basis to join our current office team.
This is a 39 weeks/year position and hours of work will be 11.00 am – 5.00 pm (with 30 minutes break).
Applicants must be computer literate (high level of competence in Microsoft Word and Excel), numerate, accurate and able to work independently. Experience of SIMS and Parentmail is an advantage, but not essential. This person should have the ability to multi-task and have good communication and interpersonal and organisational skills.
Visits to our school are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the school office on 020 8298 7336. Please note the school will be closed for Easter break from Friday 30th March to Friday 13th April.
For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification.
To apply for this vacancy please click on the link ‘Download Application Form’ under the Downloads heading below. This will open the relevant application form which once completed may be electronically submitted by emailing to admin@fosters.bexley.sch.uk. Alternatively, paper applications can be sent direct to the school at the address below.
The closing date for applications is midday on 18th April 2018 and interviews will be held shortly after.
References will be requested for those short listed ONLY and prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. A probationary period applies to all roles.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You are advised to review our safeguarding policy, available on the school website.
This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages. The school is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.
Contact Information
School Business Manager,
Westbrooke Road,
Welling , Kent,
DA16 1PN
Telephone: 020 8298 7336
Closing Date for Applications: Midday 18/04//2018
Attached documents
About Foster's Primary School
- Foster's Primary School
- West Brooke Road, Welling
- Kent
- DA16 1PN
- United Kingdom
Foster’s Primary School is a mixed, non-denominational voluntary-controlled primary school for pupils aged three to 11.
It is located in Welling, Bexley, Kent, and has just under 450 pupils. There is a 52 place nursery on site. The school is the oldest primary school in Bexley.
The school can trace its history back to 1727, when William Foster established a foundation for learning. In his will he provided for a school for 20 poor children in the place of his birth.
Foster's moved to a new location in September 1998. The school is a two form entry school admitting 60 children each academic year. It also has a 52 place nursery on the site.
Headteacher
Mr Jason Hemley
Values and vision
Foster’s Primary School’s mission statement reads: “At Foster’s we aim to create and maintain an environment in which children are enabled to develop academically, socially, emotionally and personally.”
The school aims is to provide pupils with a safe and secure environment where they can develop academically and be happy. It provides a framework, which it hopes will allow all its children to develop as individuals, and enable children to develop a positive attitude to learning.
Foster’s encourages pupils to “celebrate our differences in order to foster respect and tolerance for each other”. The school has an “open door policy for parents” and believes that communication is the key to a successful school.
Ofsted
“Pupils achieve well from their starting points. Their behaviour and positive attitudes to learning mean they are confident in starting their next schools.The most recent unvalidated national tests results for the oldest pupils are the best for some time.”
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