Administrative Officer - St Osmunds C.E. Middle School

Admin & Attendance Assistant

St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School is an over-subscribed Middle School for Years 5 – 8, located in the thriving county town of Dorchester.  The school is proudly part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust and is Ofsted Good in all areas (2022).

We are a Church of England School built upon the Christian values of hope, community, respect and love.

We are looking for a flexible and efficient Administrative & Attendance Assistant to join our Admin team. The  role is in two parts. Attendance Assistant on a Monday 8am to 4pm and a Medical Room/Admin Assistant Tuesday (10-3:30) and Front Reception on a Friday 8-4. Our usual office hours are 8:00 to 4:30 term time only. To help our working parents with children at St Osmund’s we can offer before and after school childcare at Out of Hours. This is a permanent and varied role starting 1^st September:

• Mondays – monitoring students’ attendance to lessons throughout the day.
• Tuesdays – first port of call for all students needing medical attention plus some general admin work.
• Fridays – on reception – welcoming and directing visitors, answering the phone and assisting students and staff.

The successful applicant will:

• Have a happy positive outlook
• Have excellent communication and IT skills
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Ability to prioritise effectively and manage a demanding and changeable workload
• Be committed to the school's aims and ethos
• Be able to follow direction from the Headteacher / School Business Manager / Office Manager

Experience of working in a school office and a first aid qualification would be advantageous.

At St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School we have:

A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work,

Pupils who are motivated and love their school,

A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong,

First middle school nationally to become a When the Adults Change Partner School,

A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning,

A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life,

Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world,

Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction)

Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment,

A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!

Closing date is Thursday 9^th June, interviews to be held on Wednesday 18^th June.

Visits to the school are encouraged, please call to make an appointment to arrange a time when our office manager will tour you. An information pack can be found here: Recruitment Pack

Please email [email protected] for further details.  Applications should be made via the Dorset Council Job portal, CV’s are not accepted.

St Osmund’s values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

St Osmund’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share.  The successful candidate will be required to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

St Osmund's School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.