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Office Administrator - Kingsway Primary School

Gloucester

School: Kingsway Primary School (Primary)
Address: Kingsway Primary School, Valley Gardens, Kingsway, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Title: Office Administrator - Kingsway Primary School
Grade: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £24,404 - £25,183 pa pro rata
Allowances: (Not applicable)
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 13/07/2025
Interview Date: TBA
Start Date: 01/09/2025

Kingsway Primary School is a highly rewarding place to work with passionate, dedicated staff who seek to provide the very best experiences for every child. We welcome candidates who share this like-minded vision and want to offer pupils an exceptional education.

We have a strong reputation for excellent teaching and learning across the locality and with all of our stakeholders: children, parents, staff and governors are proud of our work.

We are currently looking to appoint a kind, friendly, hardworking and conscientious Office Administrator to join our office team. This person will be the first point of contact for our school: face to face and via telephone and e-mail.

This position is for 35 hours per week working Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8am to 4pm daily (with 1 hour of breaks throughout the day), time term only plus inset days (39 weeks).

We seek applications from candidates that wish to ensure the highest standards of provision and who wish to contribute their vision to the development of the school.

We can offer you:
• A happy, collegiate atmosphere with united staff teams
• Experienced and supportive leaders who value every professional in the school
• Extended professional development opportunities within and beyond the school to support career development
• An exciting and fun environment with good facilities
• Use of the school facilities to support nursery provision
• Wonderful children who love to learn and thrive from exciting opportunities
• The opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children
• Term-time hours
• free access to our Employee Assistance Programme that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours per day, online and by telephone
• the Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual Leave pay entitlement of 24.5 days rising to 29.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

We are looking for an office administrator who:
• can multi-task, be adaptive and flexible
• is able to work collaboratively with others as well as on their own initiative
• is professional, welcoming and personable to all of our visitors, parents, children and staff
• has excellent verbal and written communication skills
• is computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft packages (any schools computer systems such as SIMS/FMS would be an advantage)
• has good organisational skills
• enthusiastic yet calm
• is self-motivated
• eager to learn and be part of an excellent school
• has knowledge of basic Health and Safety and First Aid (preferred).

Previous experience within a school environment is not essential as full training will be given, but experience within an office/administration role is required.

This is a perfect opportunity for those embarking on a career within schools.

Please see the information pack and advert on our website for further information. Visits to the school are encouraged; please call the admin team on 01452 881800 or email us to arrange an appointment.

Application packs, job description and person specification are available to download from the school website, www.kingswayprimary.org.uk (found under the ‘About our School’ tab) or by contacting the school office on admin@kingsway.gloucs.sch.uk .

Appointments to the school are made with reference to the latest safeguarding guidance and Keeping Children Safe in Education and will involve additional safeguarding checks including DBS checks and references. Furthermore, the school may conduct online searches of publicly available information as part of due diligence with shortlisted applicants.

Kingsway Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and any other vetting procedures as appropriate.

 

 

Please click on the website link to the right of this advert - click on School Information and then on Vacancies to apply. 

Closing date for applications: 13-07-2025

Salary: Grade 3 (pts 4-6) £24,404 - £25,183 pa pro rata

Hours Per Week: Full Time

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