Office Administrator

Office Administrator

Barton Park Primary School

OX3 9WN

Grade 4 - 6 depending on experience

Full time or part time

Barton Park Primary School is looking for a new Office Administrator to work alongside the School Business Manager. You will work in our beautiful new building and help develop systems and routines that ensure our school grows from strength to strength. 

You will work with the School Business Manager to provide a professional administration service. The job is varied and duties include recording and chasing attendance, organising and administering school trips, administering our nursery and wrap-around care, first aid for both pupils and staff, and being the main contact for our parent community.  

This is a rare opportunity to help support the growth of a new school. Your proven ability to bring order and calm, and your positive and respectful manner will help our school make a difference to the life chances of children of our emergent school community. In turn we will support you through ongoing professional development. For example, there could be opportunities to be involved with finances, premises, payroll and HR as the role grows, if you wish to develop your skills towards a School Business Manager role.

This is a Monday to Friday term time role but we welcome applications from those who would like to work part time, as the role is suitable for job sharing. Office hours are 8am to 3:30pm but some flexibility is possible for the right candidate.

What skills / experience are required?

• Good team player with strong interpersonal skills 
• Good numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE grade C/5 minimum or equivalent)
• Appropriate knowledge of first aid (training can be given)
• Effective use of ICT packages
• Use of relevant equipment/resources eg photocopiers
• Good keyboard and computer skills
• Experience of working in a school or an office is an advantage

What we can offer

Our school is new and growing. As our school grows, opportunities and challenges for the right people arise each year. We are looking for an individual who is excited about being part of our developing community and can bring enthusiasm and skills that will help shape our school now and in the future. 

As part of the River Learning Trust, we can also offer you an excellent network of professional support and CPLD that will help you grow as a professional through access to a strong network of administrators and experts in school management.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. 

How to apply / closing date / where to find further details

NB. Online applications through MyNewTerm

https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/147865/EDV-2023-BPPS-79939 

Closing Date for applications: Monday 12th June 2023

Shortlisting: Tuesday 13th June 2023

Interviews: Thursday 15th June 2023 or Friday 16th June 2023

Visits to the school are positively encouraged. If you wish to find out more about our school or this role, you are invited to contact the School Business Manager for a discussion and/or tour of the school. Please do so via our office: office@bartonparkprimary.org / 01865415800

The River Learning Trust and Barton Park Primary School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link List of offences that are not filtered