School Administrator

School Administrator

Location:        St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Dryden Road, Gateshead, NE9 5TU

Grade:            Grade D, SCP 5-7 (£23,500 to £24,294 per annum) pro rata

Hours:            37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time only plus 1 week), Permanent

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School is a ‘Good’ rated single form entry school based in Low Fell, Gateshead. Our vision is to create a vibrant, caring school community in which every child can achieve their learning potential, develop their unique talents, and become the absolute best they can be in preparation for the next stage in their lives.

We are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England, which will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a competent and hardworking School Administrator to join our team as soon as possible. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys being busy, can communicate well, is organised, and likes variety in their work.  If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an individual to:

• Provide administrative support to meet the needs of the school.
• Ensure the smooth running of the school office and provide support to all areas of school administration.
• Produce and process routine school documentation and letters.
• Ensure all visitors are welcomed to our school and that they comply with the school’s safeguarding procedures.
• Take an active role in first aid provision.

The successful candidate will have:

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent A-C grade including Maths and English.
• Great communication and organisational skills and enjoy working with and dealing with a range of people.
• The ability to work well under pressure, manage time effectively and prioritise workload.
• Relevant and recent experience of working in a customer service or administrative or receptionist role.
• Good work ethic and the ability to work to own initiative.
• Good knowledge of ICT, Microsoft Office programmes, such as Word and Excel.

For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website  http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.

Closing date: Monday 26^th August 2024

Interview date: Friday 6^th September 2024

The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.