What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description
Core Purpose
To provide clerical support to the school
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
To be the first point of contact at the school by welcoming pupils, parents and visitors; answering the telephone, dealing with incoming and outgoing mail and other deliveries.
To carry out data input- word processing/spreadsheets.
To carry out filing, photocopying, absence reporting.
To liaise with suppliers of school meals, milk, uniform and stationery, ensuring the school’s requirements are in place.
To assist with the arrangement of routines in school activities such as medical/dental examinations, school photographs, induction evenings etc.
To assist with the general administration of school trips and assist with collecting money from students.
Day to day contact with parents/ carers, staff and external bodies on routine matters.
Other
The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The postholder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the postholder.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with LAAT Equal Opportunities policies.
The postholder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the LAAT Health and Safety policies and procedures.
All employees need to be aware of the possible abuse of children and vulnerable adults and if you are concerned you need to follow the Academies’ Safeguarding Policy. In addition, employees working with children have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of during the course of their work.
What the school offers its staff
Brown's Church of England Primary School was established in 1691 by Edward Browne, we are pleased to serve the communities of Horbling and Swaton. We have a long history of service to the local community stretching back over 300 years.
As a Church of England school which is part of the Lincolnshire Anglican Academy Trust, we value the spiritual as well the educational development of all our children. We seek to be inclusive of everyone and to help our children to build their lives on firm moral foundations of love and service of one another.
Parents are welcomed and valued as partners in their child’s education, as we believe that our children learn best when staff and parents work together. Together we can ensure our school remains the popular and very special place that it is today.
The school staff will promote and model clear and consistent expectations to pupils which promotes the safety and welfare of all; this is a crucial part of our culture of safety and care for every adult and pupil within the school. Pupils and staff will begin the term discussing what good learning behaviours are and how staff and pupils will show this in the school daily.
At Brown's we care about every pupil and want them to feel safe so that their learning potential and feelings of self -worth are optimised. Staff do this by always striving to create school environments that are calm, kind, welcoming and where they promote strong, positive relationships between adults and pupils.
We believe that every child has the power to achieve and we will help to guide, protect, support and nurture pupils, helping them to make the right choices and when this does not happen, to help them put that right and to be forgiven by others as well as forgive themselves, we will help each other to see that mistakes happen and they are there to learn from.
We are all extremely proud of our school and committed to providing the very best possible education for all of our children. Brown's Church of England Primary is a school where children are happy and feel a sense of belonging. They are supported, encouraged, nurtured and loved. They enjoy learning in a stimulating and attractive environment in which each child is encouraged to have fun whilst achieving their potential in the widest sense. It is within this positive nurturing ethos that children understand the skills they need in order to learn. We want our children to develop lively and enquiring minds, to discuss and debate, to be creative and imaginative and to apply themselves well as they strive to reach their full potential in all aspects of school life.
We live through our values of Hope, Peace, Courage, Friendship, Trust and Compassion and every decision we make within the school environment is made by firstly considering what is in the best interest of our children. In this way, children lie at the heart of everything we do.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.