Administration Assistant
St. John’s CofE (VA) Primary School, Spring Park Road, Shirley CR0 5EL Tel: 020 8654 2260
Starting Salary: Grade 5– Scp 23-25 per annum pro rata – £12351.54 -£13096.97 per annum
Hours: 21 hours and 15 minutes per week: 4.25 hours a day Monday – Friday, 8.45 am - 1.00pm
Term Time + INSET days + 1 week in the holidays
St John’s is a vibrant and happy expanding primary school with a distinctive Christian ethos and good public transport links. The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a permanent key member of staff to provide effective communication and administration support to the school community.
Key areas of the job are:
· processing admission applications – we are significantly oversubscribed
· organising residential visits
· processing DBS applications
· producing newsletters and helping with marketing
· helping colleagues with general administration, including correspondence for the governing body
· organising volunteers
· monitoring & updating school policies
· reviewing and updating the school website
· providing support with basic finance
We offer:
· a caring Christian ethos
· a supportive team and governing body
· positive working relationships within the school community
· an attractive environment
· good public transport links to Croydon, West Wickham, Bromley & beyond
· free on-site or surrounding street parking.
Are you?:
· a highly skilled, enthusiastic and flexible administrator with a sound working knowledge and experience of electronic & manual office systems?
· able to consistently and effectively use your own initiativewith minimal day-to-day direction?
· able to multi-task and remain efficient in a busy environment?
· able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail?
· able to support the distinctive Christian ethos of St Johns?
If so, we welcome your application.
Details and application forms are available from the school’s website www.st-johns.croydon.sch.uk and all applications must be emailed back to
Please note: CV’s will not be accepted.
St John’s School is an employer committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, please review our Child Protection Policy on the school website. References will be obtained prior to interview and an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS will be completed on the successful applicants.
The recruitment process will consist of IT tests and if successful candidates will be called back for an interview.
Closing date: Tuesday 21st November at 12.00 pm
Test date: Monday 27th November
Interview date: Thursday 30th November
Tenable: 3rd January 2018