Clerical Assistant - St John’s CE First School

Clerical Assistant

15 hours per week:

13:00-16:00 Monday - Friday

St John’s CE First School, Bishopswood

Term Time only (39.2 working weeks), Permanent, Grade 3 pro rata (£8.74 per hour)

This is a truly exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clerical Assistant to join Penk Valley Academy Trust. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and customer focused individual to work within the administration team. 

The school is part of the Penk Valley Academy Trust along with 4 other schools based in the local area:  Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, Penkridge Middle School and Wolgarston High School.

Main duties will include:

• Maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems
• Undertake routine administrative procedures
• Operate relevant equipment/computer applications (e.g. Word, Excel, databases, spreadsheets, ParentPay, Internet)
• Provide general advice and guidance to staff, pupils and others
• Undertake routine financial administration e.g. processing orders, receipt, recording and banking of monies due to the school
• Basic first aid

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, effective use of IT packages, good organising, planning and prioritising skills
• A passion for working alongside and supporting children
• A commitment to teamwork and partnership

Application forms and job specification are available on the school website:

http://www.st-johns-bishopswood.staffs.sch.uk/

Closing date for the receipt of applications is Monday 17 December 2018 (noon)

Interviews: w/c Monday 17 December 2018

Completed application forms should be returned to Jan Marson via email

j-marson@penkvalley.co.uk  or by post to Wolgarston High School. Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5RX.

This School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.