Administrative Officer - Damers First School

at  Dorset Councils

16 HOURS PER WEEK 8:15 - 12:15 / 4 DAYS

Damers School is a large, thriving, inclusive, ECO school where all pupils have a chance to learn well.
An opportunity has arisen for a new Administrative Officer with general administrative duties in our busy school office. The right person will provide efficient and confidential support to staff, assisting parents arriving at school and dealing with day-to-day office activities. They will join our team and play a critical role in identifying and addressing barriers to student attendance, assisting with intervention strategies and working collaboratively with students, parents, and school staff to promote regular school attendance for all students.
The successful candidate will be a good team player and want the very best for all our students.
Previous experience of working in a busy school environment is highly desirable or being able to demonstrate relevant transferable skills and abilities from other business areas.

We are looking for someone who has:

• strong interpersonal and communication skills
• excellent organisational and administrative skills
• a willingness to learn new skills and work as part of a team
• the ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment prone to regular interruptions
• positive and mutually supportive relationships with colleagues and parents

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Providing administrative support to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the school
• Producing accurate, concise and timely documentation, maintaining electronic systems
• The administration of pupil admissions and other pupil processes including attendance using MIS and specialised systems
• Managing communications to parents using appropriate systems
• Welcoming and managing visitors to the school

If this sounds like you, then we can offer:

• a friendly, supportive working environment which offers equal opportunities for all
• a genuine commitment to supporting professional development
• access to the local government pension scheme
• a range of employee benefits including an employee assistance programme

Applicants should apply online at Dorset council jobs, or request an application form from the School Office.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. For more information about the school please visit our website www.damers.dorset.sch.uk
Damers First School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (formerly known as CRB) and online searches will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year

• Providing administrative support to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the school
• Producing accurate, concise and timely documentation, maintaining electronic systems
• The administration of pupil admissions and other pupil processes including attendance using MIS and specialised systems
• Managing communications to parents using appropriate systems
• Welcoming and managing visitors to the schoo