School Administrator - Rood End Primary School

Ready, Respectful, Safe

‘Nurturing Hope and Ambition to Achieve and Succeed’

Rood End Primary is a 2-form entry primary school in Oldbury. We believe that our children and their families deserve the very best and, with determination and dedication, strive to provide this every day.

The Senior Leadership Team of Rood End Primary School are looking to appoint a new School Administrator. The successful candidate should be hardworking, enthusiastic, well-organised and self-motivated. The appointed person will be expected to work in our very busy office with our School Secretary.

The successful candidate will:

• Greet and help parents and visitors to school.
• Be able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Have excellent communication, IT, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to prioritise their workload and multi-task.
• Be willing to go the extra mile.
• Answer the telephone and take messages.
• Send messages to parents.
• Administration duties on computer systems (ParentPay, MIS).
• General Administration (Typing letters, photocopying, filing etc).
• Postal duties, including delivery content check and distribution.

You will need to be educated to GCSE Grade C in English and Maths and have some experience in customer care.

If you are ambitious and passionate about children Achieving and Succeeding, and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

Rood End Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) clearance is required for this role.

This post requires a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role’

Visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please email or call to arrange an appointment. 0121 552 1866

Please return completed applications to vacancies@roodend.sandwell.sch.uk

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there. 

Online Search 

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview. 

HOURS:  20 Hours per week, Term Time plus 5 training days

GRADE:  Grade B, SCP 3 - 4 (£22,737 - £23,114 p.a.) Actual Salary £10,966 - £11,292 p.a.

LOCATION: Rood End Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8SQ 

CLOSING DATE:  Thursday 30 November 2023 at 12pm

SHORTLISTING DATE:  Thursday 30 November 2023

INTERVIEW DATE: Wednesday 6 December 2023