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We are looking to recruit an experienced administrator to join our team. We are particularly interested in hearing from colleagues with experience in school administration, who can lead change and inspire a team. We envisage exciting times ahead as we look to evolve our administrative processes and systems.
This is a pivotal role and will involve working alongside senior leaders, including the school business manager, to co-ordinate the smooth running of the school as well as shape the future of school operations. Getting the right person in post is important for us so although this is currently a full-time role we are willing to consider part-time or flexible working options.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact:
Nikki Brown.
Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting us on office@morley.cambs.sch.uk or calling 01223 508786
Job Opportunities - Morley Memorial Primary School
What will you be doing?
Your main areas of responsibility would be:
To actively model and promote the values and ethos of the school
To be responsible for the management of the School Office, overseeing that all administrative processes are carried out to a high standard enabling the school to operate efficiently and effectively and ensure compliance with DfE and LA requirements
To be responsible for the personnel administration, HR processes and payroll
To lead on providing effective line management of support staff, including the administrative team.
To provide administrative support to the headteacher, senior leaders and school business manager
About you
We are interested in hearing from potential colleagues who have several years experience working in a busy School Office. You will have excellent customer service skills, communication and problem solving skills and be a confident user of IT and management information systems.
In return we can offer a supportive team of hard working, dedicated colleagues, free on site parking and training opportunities. Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting us on office@morley.cambs.sch.uk or calling 01223 508786
We are very much looking forward to receiving your application. The closing date for applications is 9am on 29th January 2024 Interviews will take place week commencing 5th February. Shortlisting will be based upon each applicant’s capacity to demonstrate how they meet the criteria.
Morley is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS check. The appointment will be subject to satisfactory references.
In line with guidance from the Safer Recruitment Consortium an online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
