School Secretary - Holy Trinity Primary School & Community Nursery

at  Dorset Council

FURTHER INFORMATION

Holy Trinity Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Holy Trinity Primary 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 Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
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 role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
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
Holy Trinity Primary 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

An amazing opportunity has arisen to join our school as a full time School Secretary (XS7.3), working Monday to Friday term time only.
We are looking for someone with enthusiasm, energy and the ability to provide confidential administrative support for the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team and will ensure that the office is run effectively for the staff, pupils, parents and visitors. This will be dealing with planned and regular tasks in addition to responding to day to day matters as they arise. This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week. Dorset Grade 4
There is also an opportunity to carry out the Clerk to the Governors role for the right candidate.
Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of effective office administration, have good IT and communication skills. A good knowledge of software such as Word, Excel and Publisher are essential. It would be desirable to have knowledge and experience of SIMs.