School Administrator and Clerk to the LGB

Start date: Monday 21st October 2024

School Administrator (Level 2) and Clerk to the LGB (Level 2) Maternity Cover

Working Hours: 30 hours per week plus 3 hours for clerk. 

Salary: Grade 6 SCP 7&8 (BS6) (£25,584 - £25,992 pro rata, approx. £13.30 - £13.51 per hour) Clerk Grade 2, SCP 4 (£12.88 per hour)

Hours: 30 hours per week over 5 days within the hours 8.30am – 3.30pm. Plus 3 hours for clerk.
Paid weeks per year: Term time only (38 weeks) plus two weeks. 

The Local Governing Body of Lazonby CE School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious, and hardworking administrator and clerk to the Local Governing Body to run our busy school office.   

You will: 
•    Have experience of working in a secretarial or administrative role, preferably within a school environment 
•    Have a ‘can do’ mentality with a desire to overcome challenges that arise.
•    Be a team-player with exceptional communication and inter-personal skills.
•    Be friendly and approachable for frontline reception duties, dealing with enquiries in a professional and courteous manner, in person, on the telephone and via email.
•    Have excellent ICT skills and familiarity with Microsoft packages. Experience of dealing with pupil and staff data on a school information management system would be an advantage.
•    Have experience of financial admin procedures including monitoring school budgets and banking.
•    Have a positive, enthusiastic, and flexible approach to your work. To be caring and be involved with school life allowing everyone to flourish. 
In return, we offer: 
•    Wonderful children, who love to learn as part of a safe, trusting and happy family. 
•    A community who takes pride in being members of our team.
•    A welcoming work environment, with high expectations and support. 
•    An inclusive school, where high standards and excellence are valued.
•    Staff that work whole heartedly as a team to deliver the best for our families.

This role will be combined with that of Clerk to the Local Governing Body, which has a separate job description. 

Visits to the school are by appointment only. To arrange a telephone conversation, book a visit or request an Application Pack please contact the Headteacher, Andrew Davies on 01768 898458 or via email: office@lazonby.cumbria.sch.uk or go to the school website https://www.lazonby.cumbria.sch.uk/about-us/vacancies.html 

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its pupils, engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Completed application forms should be returned via email only, marked for the attention of the Headteacher – office@lazonby.cumbria.sch.uk

Closing Date: Thursday 12th September 2024 at 12pm 
Interviews: Wednesday 18th September 2024.