Office Administrator and First Aid Lead

GRADE 4 – permanent

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to work in our school office and to act as the first aid lead on organising and overseeing medical support and first aid throughout the school. In our school there is a paediatric trained first aider in every year group and all the TAs are first aid trained. This role is focused on leading and organising the provision rather than supporting all incidents. This job is well suited to someone who is kind and caring and meticulous in their attention to detail.

This is a term time only position.

Do you have:

• Experience of working in a school office or relevant admin experience?
• Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills?
• A first aid qualification or willingness to train?
• The ability to work as part of a team, building relationships with children and staff?
• A caring nature, able to support the medical and emotional wellbeing of children?

Then you may be the right candidate for us.

We can offer you:

• A friendly and supportive environment in a beautiful setting
• The opportunity to work with a well-motivated team and delightful children
• Employee wellbeing support programme
• A team that looks out for each other and are incredibly supportive
• Generous public sector pension scheme
• Term time only work to have extended leave with family during the year
• A ‘good’ school in Ofsted and WSCC gradings

We are a ‘good’ school and are immensely proud of our happy, thriving junior school where the focus is always on supporting the children to be the absolute best that they can be and caring for our staff team. We are ambitious for all to develop a love of learning and for staff to enjoy working here. Having a fantastic team around the children ensures that we reach our goals.

Hours: 37 hours a week –

This role can be a full-time role for one person or split between two people on a part time basis. We are interested in hearing from you if you are interested in the full role or if one part of the role suits your skill set and you are only interested in a part time position.

Salary: FTE salary is £24,790 (Grade 4, point 5), pro rata (37 hours x 43.8 weeks) £20,880

Please see the job description and person specification for more details about the specifics of the role.

We strongly urge you to visit our school so you can find out more about the role and if you would fit in with the team.  Please contact Mrs Sandra Vaxevanakis (School Business Manager) on:

Tel: 01273 842421                 or by email: sbm@windmills.w-sussex.sch.uk

The Windmills Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful candidate will be subject to references, qualification checks, health clearance and a full safeguarding check (DBS).  We are an equal opportunities employer. Two references will be taken up for all short-listed candidates prior to interview.

Applications should be submitted to Mrs Sandra Vaxevanakis (School Business Manager) by email: sbm@windmills.w-sussex.sch.uk

Closing date: 10.30am Tuesday 7^th January 2025    Interviews: Friday 10^th January 2025  

We reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

Start date: ASAP January 16^th 2025