All LocationsAll Locations:
Dorchester
Advertising SalarySalary Details:
£20816 - £21147 pro rata annual salary
What is the vacancy type for this advertVacancy Type:
Permanent
Function:
School Support Staff
EmployerEmployer:
Wessex MAT
Job Working PatternJob Working Pattern:
Term time only

About the role

We are seeking to appointment an Administrative Officer to support various departments and areas within school. The successful applicant will be based mainly within the front office, but will support the careers advisor, Duke of Edinburgh Award team, teachers running school trips, as well as other curriculum areas and staff as required. Responsibilities will include data entry, communication with parents, colleagues and students, and collating information.

You may be required to work without direct supervision, and so it is crucial that you are able to use your own initiative and be responsible for organising your own workload.

We require:

  • A clear and confident communicator.
  • A team player who is happy to support different colleagues as required.
  • Excellent organisational skills and an attention to detail.
  • Experience working in a school environment would be an advantage
This post is 35 hours a week, term time plus inset days. 

Further Information

If you have any queries about the post please contact: Ms Anna Saunders, School Business Manager, by calling the school number.

Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Mrs Anita Pullen, Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) by the deadline Wednesday 15th October.

You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.

The School 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 a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.

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

The 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.


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.

About Us

We can offer:

  • A friendly and supportive working environment.
  • The opportunity to progress and build a career in a growing Multi Academy Trust.
  • A generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
  • Discounted local gym membership.

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