PA/Sec/Admin/Finance Officer - Manor Park First School

at  Dorset Councils

Due to the relocation, Manor Park First School is looking for an efficient and conscientious person to join our friendly admin team, in a very busy school office as soon as possible. We are looking for a personable, friendly and flexible individual who is efficient, hard working, able to meet deadlines and can work using their own initiative. The hours of work will be 35 hours per week, working from 8.30 am to 4.00pm with half an hour for lunch Monday to Friday. The contract is term time only (39 weeks).
The successful candidate will have excellent personal, written and verbal communication skills as well as an ability to use ICT and willing to learn school based systems. Previous experience of working in a school is desirable but not essential.
Manor Park CE First School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Manor Park CE First School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
For further information about the job role please phone or visit the school. Our website has a wealth of information about our school which can be accessed at. www.manorpark.dorset.sch.uk
Closing date: 25. September 2024
Interview: week commencing 30. September 2024
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
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.
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
Manor Park First 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

Please refer the Job description for details