At Greenvale our ethos is ‘Nurture – Inspire – Succeed’ and our school visions are based around our 6 Core Values which underpin all that we do and add to the success and inclusive nature of our school:

Respect, Readiness, Resourcefulness, Responsibility, Resilience and Reflectiveness

We are seeking a highly organised, welcoming and efficient Office Administrator to join our school office team. This is a key role, providing administrative and front-of-house support and helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the school. The office is the first point of contact for parents, visitors and pupils, so we are looking for someone who is friendly, professional and approachable.

Main duties and responsibilities: 
• Act as the first point of contact within school
• Process all incoming and outgoing mail/emails
• Preparation of documentation to parents via ParentMail
• To be responsible for the maintenance of the pupil database via SIMS
• Update the school website

The successful candidate will have:
• Proven experience of working in a busy admin or office role
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with all members of the school community.
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to act with tact, discretion and confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience of SIMS is preferred.
• An understanding of Data Protection and GDPR.

Greenvale Primary School is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhance DBS check, satisfactory references and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

An application form and Job Description can be found on our website under ‘About Us’, ‘Vacancies’ or obtained from the school: c.saunders@greenvale.medway.sch.uk 

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy can also be obtained from the school office upon request or from our website: https://www.greenvale.medway.sch.uk/

In line with current KCSIE guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the school reserves the right to 
research shortlisted candidates on social media and the internet as part of our due diligence. The recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process. Any information will be treated as confidential and will only be used in relation for the post for which you have applied for.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.