School Office Assistant
Thames Ditton Junior School
Border SW London/Surrey
- Expired
- Salary:
- For reference, the actual commencing salary for 34 hours per week, 39 weeks per year is currently £18,920 pa
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 23 April 2024
Job overview
Up to 34 hours per week, term time plus one week
Do you have excellent communication and administration skills and a positive ‘can do’ attitude? We are looking for an additional colleague to play an effective and professional role within the Reception and Office team at Thames Ditton Junior School.
As well as providing efficient and accurate general administrative support, the ability to work flexibly within a small team in a busy school is essential. A working knowledge of Microsoft office software is essential, as is general office, clerical and telecommunication skills. As first point of contact with our parent/carers, pupils and colleagues, friendliness, discretion and adaptability are key.
The focus of this role will be finalised with the successful candidate but will include general office, administration and reception duties and supporting the existing office team as well as responsibility for specific areas. Previous experience working in a school or a busy office would be advantageous.
This is an exciting time to join our School and Partnership, where you will find a committed, supportive team and be able to help shape a new era of development and growth, so that all children are able to reach their full potential.
We offer:
- Family friendly term-time working.
- A supportive and collaborative team.
- Competitive salary and annual performance progression.
- Staff benefits & discount scheme.
- Occupational health and employee assistance programme.
- Free use of Gym at HWS.
- Professional development support; and
- membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution.
The working pattern and number of hours will be agreed with the successful candidate, Ideally this would be over five days during term time – Monday- Thursday 8.30 am – 4.30 pm and Friday 8.30 am – 12.30 pm plus additional hours during the summer holidays, timing of which can be discussed. Alternative working patterns may be considered. For reference, the actual commencing salary for 34 hours per week, 39 weeks per year is currently £18,920 pa.
We welcome pre-application interest and visits to the school. If you have any queries, or if you would like to be considered for a job share or part time role, please email: hr@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk
Application forms and further job details can be found here: https://www.hwlp.co.uk/148/current-vacancies
Closing date for applications: 9 am, Monday 29 April 2024.
Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The position advertised is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Attached documents
About Thames Ditton Junior School
The essence of the school
Thames Ditton Junior School aims to offer a wide-ranging and balanced curriculum to children of all abilities. It is a friendly and welcoming place where all children are encouraged to achieve, to behave well and to participate. We aim to stretch all of our children, from those with statements of SEN to the most able. The school has been oversubscribed for many years due to its popularity with local parents, and most children live close by. There is a very active and well-supported Friends’ Committee that the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher sit on and which runs fun as well as fundraising events for children, their parents and the local community. The governors are all local people and many have had children attend the school. The very good links with the local community were identified as a particular strength of the school during our last Ofsted inspection.
How the school is organised
The school has a senior leadership team comprising the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, the Head of the Specialist Centre, the Inclusion Manager, three Senior Curriculum Leaders and the bursar. The Deputy Headteacher and the Inclusion Manager have some teaching commitments but are not class based. We are a 3-form entry junior school, with the vast majority of our intake coming from the nearby Thames Ditton Infant School. Each year group is taught in class bases but set for Maths in years 5 and 6. As well as the class teachers (including some job shares) we have additional teachers who allow us to provide PPA cover. We also have an experienced group of LSAs who work across the school supporting specific teachers and a growing number of TAs who support teachers in class. In all, there are over 40 staff employed by the school. Although there is some natural turnover of staff, recruitment of quality staff has not been a problem, despite our proximity to higher-paying London boroughs.
The school’s resources
The school sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and enjoys large and attractive grounds running up to a railway embankment. There is ample staff parking, although parking by parents can cause some local difficulty and children are encouraged to walk or cycle to school. There is a large tarmac playground, all-weather enclosed tennis courts, an Astroturf pitch and extensive grassed areas, and sport plays an important part in our school. Additional amenities include a wildlife pond, sports pavilion, raised decked area and large, mature trees. The building is a 1970s, flat-roofed, single-storey building in need of some improvement and increased accessibility. It has been extended over the years, with the extensions providing much better quality accommodation than the original building. A programme of window replacements and a new boiler have helped, but in the longer-term major work will be required. Inside, there is a specialist SEN centre with 2 classrooms and an office, and a large meeting/resources room, a reasonable-sized staffroom and variably-sized classrooms. Outside there is a music/drama lodge and a library in separate buildings. There is an air conditioned IT suite that can accommodate a full class at a time and interactive whiteboards are in the majority of classrooms. Curriculum areas are well-resourced. The Headteacher and the Deputy Headteacher share a large office.
Thames Ditton Junior School Governors
January 2008
Thames Ditton Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
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