Receptionist/Admin Assistant
Receptionist/Admin Assistant
Sitwell Infant School
Grange Road
Rotherham
S60 3LA
(01709) 531855
office@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
Headteacher: Kirstey Peart
Deputy Headteacher: Naida Razaq
Number on roll: 212
Salary: Band D (SCP 5)
Hours: 28.75 hours – 8.30 – 3.15pm Monday – Friday.
Contract type: Permanent, part time, term time only.
Required for: to start Monday 6th January 2025, or as soon as possible after this date.
Be the best that we can be!
The Governors of Sitwell Infant School are seeking to appoint a well-motivated, enthusiastic Receptionist and Admin Assistant to join our hard working, outstanding office team. The post is permanent, subject to a satisfactory probationary period of six months.
Sitwell Infant School is a large and successful infant school with an inclusive and child centred ethos. We are looking for candidates who are committed to working effectively and have relevant school office experience, who will be able to work as part of a team and on their own initiative. We were judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2014 and we have continued to be relentless in our pursuit for every child to reach their full potential.
We can offer you:
- Well-motivated and well behaved children who enjoy learning
- An attractive, well-resourced learning environment
- An enthusiastic, committed and supportive team of colleagues
- Positive relationships within and outside school
- Opportunities to develop your skills through continued professional development
- An active and supportive Governing Board, committed to staff well-being
The successful candidate will:
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to help build positive relationships with our children, families and their colleagues
- Have a positive outlook and be flexible and supportive of our ethos
- Have exceptional reception and administrative skills and knowledge
- Be dynamic, highly effective and approachable, with a willingness to help others
- Be committed to inclusion, equality, and personal development
- Be able to maintain confidentiality on all school matters
We would love to meet caring, hardworking people who want to make a difference to our children and families.
Visits are warmly encouraged and these will take place from Monday 11th November to Thursday 28th November. Please contact Debra Darkin, School Business Manager on (01709) 531855 to arrange an appointment.
Closing Date: Noon, Thursday 28th November 2024
Shortlisting: Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 10th December 2024
Please note, we do not accept CV’s or CV attachments. Application forms and further details are available by requesting a pack by email: office@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk or by telephoning school to organise collection of an application pack.
In accordance with the statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (KCSIE) an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We undertake to make reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantage a disabled person may face.