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Holcombe Brook Primary School

Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, BL0 9TA

The governors are looking to appoint an Office Administrator to work 15 hours per week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, term time only, worked in accordance with service requirements. The post is temporary with a view to making permanent.

Holcombe Brook is a warm, welcoming and inclusive primary school. Our staff are a passionate and dedicated team who are driven to ensure that each one of our children achieves their full potential under our motto: Include Enjoy Achieve. Teamwork is an essential part of this role.

You will possess good communication, ICT (particularly Excel) and organisational skills, will work effectively as a part of a team and show patience and kindness to our children and families. Equally important is the ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure. Experience of school office procedures would be an advantage. A flexible and committed approach to working in a busy but friendly environment is vital.

The successful candidate will be:

• warm and welcoming


• infinitely patient with a ready smile


• highly motivated, energetic and solution-focused


• able to deal with confidential matters professionally and sensitively


• provide general administrative, financial and welfare support to the school

The role requires the successful candidate to carry out reception duties including answering telephone calls, face to face enquiries and signing in visitors.

As the first point of contact for the school, the successful candidate will be welcoming, personable, helpful and able to represent the school in a professional and friendly manner. In addition, it is essential that the person for this role is organised, able to multitask, work flexibly and have a “can do” approach.

Your principle duties will be to provide administrative and financial support maintain online payments in relation to school dinners and trips etc, alongside clerical duties as directed by the Head Teacher or School Business Manager

The salary for this post will be £8,086 per annum.

Normal hours of work are 15 hours per week 08:15-16:00 Tuesday & Wednesday term time only.

Holcombe Brook Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application covers your full employment history and that reasons are noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references and character references will not be accepted.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. For an informal chat regarding the role please contact David Westerby on 01204 882 304.

Interviews will be held week commencing 15th January 2024

For further information please see:

• Job description and person specification

• Application Form

• Privacy notice

Please can all application forms be sent to holcombebrook@bury.gov.uk before 12 noon Thursday 11th January 2024 No C.V’s are accepted for applications.

£8,086

temporary

term time part time