Job Introduction
Vacancy
School Administrator – School Office
Required to start January 2024 or as soon as possible
Permanent
Grade E, point 7 – 11
30 hours per week
Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4:00pm with 30 minutes break
Term time only
£16,867 actual salary per annum (£24,294 FTE) rising to £18,037 per annum (£25,979 FTE)
Our Vision and Culture
Thank you for your interest in the position of School Administrator position. Corfe Hills School is expanding! As a result of ongoing growth, we have several exciting job opportunities from September 2023. We are an ambitious and high performing school where every student is known and supported to succeed. The school has been on a significant and ambitious improvement journey over the last five years as can be seen by our excellent outcomes. We are delighted with our recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021 when we were graded good in all categories. This is a fabulous opportunity to join our amazing support staff team and work closely with Headteacher and Senior Leadership team.
At Corfe Hills School we are passionate about excellence in learning. This is the foundation which will enable our young people to achieve the highest possible outcomes during their time with us. We have the highest expectations of students – that they will learn to the max in every lesson, have high aspirations for themselves and embrace the wide range of opportunities available to them both inside and outside the classroom. We deliver a broad, deep, engaging and knowledge rich curriculum that leads to excellent outcomes and prepares our students to make a positive lifelong contribution to society. We place great emphasis on developing character and creativity alongside academic excellence.
Our motto is “High Expectations - Exceptional Individuals” and we truly believe in the potential of every young person who joins the school. We have an exceptionally committed staff, including talented teachers and a fabulous support staff team.
As a school we are absolutely committed to reducing workload so that staff thrive at Corfe Hills School. We offer a highly visible and supportive Leadership Team, a liberating lesson structure based on Rosenshine’s principles, a personalised professional development programme centred around our Principles of Teaching, centralised detentions, daily ‘Learning to Max’ checks to ensure students are ready for learning and a commitment to whole class feedback.
Our Facilities
We are investing significantly in our facilities including a £3.3 million classroom reconfiguration project completed for September 2022 and ongoing replacement of heating and domestic water services. The school operates using Microsoft Office 365 and we make extensive use of Microsoft Teams. Teams is our platform for sharing resources, setting homework and collaborating with colleagues. Students and staff also have remote access to the school’s network.
Living Here
Corfe Hills School is in a fabulous location within easy reach of Bournemouth and its beaches, Poole and its harbour, the Jurassic Coast and the Dorset countryside. The school serves the catchment area of Broadstone, Corfe Mullen and the wider area and we truly believe that all of our students are exceptional.
Corfe Hills School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is expected that all staff, parents/carers, governors, volunteers and visitors will share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check which forms part of our Safer Recruitment process.
Corfe Hills School is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusiveness. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
The Role
Corfe Hills School is looking for a School Administrator to join our busy team in providing an efficient administrative support to the whole school, Leadership team members and other school staff with the goal of assisting effective teaching, learning and school administration. This will include supporting work experience, admissions, assisting with planning School events, website and social media administration.
Other whole administration duties include using SIMS, annual archiving and cover for reception and the LRC in the event of absence.
You will be a part of the First Aid team providing first aid to the whole school community when required (training will be provided). You will also be supporting the HR Manger with HR administration tasks as and when required.
You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with strong organisation and time management skills in order to provide an efficient service. This is a varied role where priorities can change quickly, you will be liaising with several different stakeholders through a variety of communication channels so good communication skills are key.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop current skills and gain or expand your experience of working in a school environment.
For further information please see the full job description and person specification.
Closing date: Midnight Thursday 23 November 2023
Interview date: Wednesday 29 November 2023
For an informal discussion, please contact Sheila Way, School Business Manager sway@corfehills.net
Application forms can be obtained here:
Please send completed forms to recruitment@corfehills.net FAO Stacey Michaelides. Please note, CV’s will not be accepted.
Corfe Hills School
Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 9BG
Tel: 01202 006666
e-mail: office@corfehills.net
Headteacher: James Sankey MEng
13-18 mixed comprehensive - 920 on roll, Sixth Form 230
