School Receptionist / Administrative Officer
Closing in 26 days (19 May 2025 11:59 pm)
Job details
Salary: Grade 14, 4-6, FTE £24,404 - £25,183
Employer: East Coker Primary School
Location: Yeovil, Somerset,
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full time
Closing date: 19 May 2025 11:59 pm
About the job
Key information
- 8am-4.30pm Monday to Thursday, 8am-1.30pm Friday. (34.5 hours)
- Required from July/September 2025
- Job Share Considered
- Salary Range: Grade 14, 4-6, FTE £24,404 – £25,183
East Coker Primary School is a large rural school with a very supportive and friendly community. We aim to provide our children with a good balance of academic and wider experiences to grow into well-rounded, compassionate and confident young people with a strong sense of community. We strongly value creativity, collaboration and independence and our pupils are encouraged to take an active part in our school.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
The Governors are looking to appoint a friendly, pro-active, professional Receptionist/Administrative Assistant to be the welcoming face of the school for all our visitors, pupils, parents and colleagues. They will be confident working with computers and online systems.
The successful candidate will:
- Have experience working in a school or front of house
- Have experience working with Microsoft systems
- Will be fully committed to our school ethos
- Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to work under pressure to deadlines in a busy environment
- Be a highly effective practitioner
- Have the ability to work as part of a friendly, supportive team and contribute to all aspects of school life.
What is in it for me?
We can offer:
- A caring, warm and friendly school in a beautiful setting.
- Happy, well behaved children who are eager to learn.
- Supportive and enthusiastic governors and parents.
- A dedicated staff team committed to achieving the best for our school community.
DBS check
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
Supporting documents and information
Further details, a Job Description, Personal Specification and an application form are available to download from the school website. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Applications to be returned to the school email box.
- Closing date for applications: Monday 19 May
- Interview: Wednesday 4 June
- Start Date: July or September
To comply with our Safeguarding policy this post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two suitable references and a health check. As a setting we will consider online searches as part of our due diligence checks on short listed candidates.
