Gartree High School Ridgeway, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5TQAn 11-16 Academy ‘An Outstanding School’ (Ofsted October 2018) ADMINISTRATOR (Cover/HR and Finance) 27.5 hours per week, term time only (plus 1 week) 7am – 12.30pm Monday to Friday (7am-7:45 can be working from home) Grade 6 - Salary: £25,188 to £25,590 pro rata per annum Actual Salary: £16,023 to £16,278 Permanent post required as soon as possible We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and self-motivated person to join our supportive and talented team at Gartree High School. This is an exciting time to join a popular, high achieving and consistently oversubscribed school. The primary responsibility of the post holder will be to act as first point of contact for all short term planned and unplanned staff absence, and lead on the administration and coordination of daily lesson cover arrangements, making sure cover supervisors are deployed as necessary, ensuing lessons are covered in a timely manner. The post holder will liaise with external recruitment agencies to secure temporary cover as required and ensure accurate records and budget monitoring is maintained. This role forms part of the wider school central administration team, therefore when cover requirements are fully discharged, the post holder will liaise with the Office Manager to support general administration duties, including HR and Finance processes. We are looking for someone who is flexible and has excellent attention to detail and problem solving skills, to support the delivery of an efficient and professional service. Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for. Experience in an education environment is desirable but not essential. If you are interested in applying for this post, then we look forward to receiving your completed application form and letter of application. Your letter of application should be no longer than one side of A4. In it we would like you to tell us a little about why you would like this job and outline your experience to date. The closing date is 9am Monday 24th February. Application instructions can be found in the recruitment pack.Applications will be considered on submission. In the event that we receive an unprecedented response, we reserve the right to close the position and interview earlier than week commencing 24th February.Interview date: Week commencing 24th February (actual date to be confirmed) For further details please visit our website.