Description Old Newton Church of England Primary School - Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 4PJ £22,366 - £23,114 pro rata (£11.59 - £11.98 per hour) 13 hours per week, 39 weeks per year, 2 days per week, preferably worked on Wednesday and Friday Permanent Reference: 6521 Required from January 2025 Your role Old Newton Church of England Primary School is seeking a proactive and motivated Administration Assistant to work with the office manager and wider team to use our administrative and financial systems, enabling the school to deliver and sustain educational excellence. Your responsibilities You will act as the school’s central point of communication and information by working with the office manager to maintain and operate an efficient and welcoming school office. You will operate the school’s administrative systems to provide the best possible support service to teaching staff, pupils, parents/carers and the wider school community. You will need: English and mathematics at GCSE grade 4 or above (or equivalent) experience of working with the public and responding well to deadlines and competing priorities a strong commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of children. About us At Old Newton Primary School, we believe that our children flourish personally, socially and academically through learning based upon our Christian Values. You will be joining a strong, talented and committed team of teaching and non-teaching staff; working in a well-resourced and attractive environment with friendly, well behaved pupils who have a love of learning. We will offer you: varied, task-oriented work with no two days the same a thriving and vibrant school moving rapidly from strength to strength a forward-thinking leadership team enthusiastic, happy and well-behaved children who are eager to learn and succeed a team of highly supportive and experienced colleagues who enjoy working together very supportive parents, governing body and parent association excellent professional development opportunities a well-resourced school in beautiful grounds. To find out more: Visits to the school are encouraged. We would love the opportunity to discuss this role further with you so, please contact office manager, Leanne Lambourne on 01449 673257 or email: oldnewtontilian.org.uk for an informal discussion or to make an appointment to view the school. Further details can be found on our website How to apply: Job attachments can be downloaded below: Application Form (docx) Job Description (pdf) Person Specification (pdf) Completed applications should be made via Leanne Lambourne, office manager: oldnewtontilian.org.uk We will acknowledge the receipt of all applications, please contact Leanne Lambourne if you do not receive this. Please note that we will shortlist from information on the application form only, not in the covering letter or any CVs sent. We regret that we are not able to contact any applicants that are not shortlisted for interview, so if you do not receive an invitation to interview, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Closing date: 9am, 13 November 2024. Interview date: week commencing, 18 November 2024. The selection process will consist of a friendly competency-based interview and a short practical task using Google Docs/Sheets or Microsoft Word/Excel. We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview on receipt of application and to fill the position ahead of the closing date should we find the right candidate. Statement on Child Protection and Safeguarding The Tilian Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In our schools we create a culture of safeguarding which is the responsibility of all staff. When applying for a post at one of our schools you will be subject to a safer recruitment process as follows: 1. If you are shortlisted, you will be required to complete a self-disclosure, which you will need to bring with you to the interview (in an envelope marked confidential). 2. During the interview process, the interview panel will explore your skills, experience and attitudes and the questions asked will include questions about safeguarding of children 3. If you accept a post at one of our schools you will be required to complete an enhanced DB. Important documents to read: Safeguarding Policy Child Protection Procedure