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"Together in God's loving family, we believe, we learn, we grow."
Part Time Permanent Office Administrator
Hours - Thursday & Friday 8:30am -3:30pm (30mins lunch break) 13hours
Salary - Scale 4 pt 7-8 (£25,584 - £25,992 per annum £7516 - £7636 pro rata)
Required 4th September 2025.
We are seeking to appoint an organised, friendly and proactive Administrator/Receptionist on a permanent term-time (38 weeks) only basis with effect from September 2025. The post offers an excellent opportunity to work in our friendly and highly successful school. Please note the days/times advertised are non negotiable.
The ideal candidate will:
· be efficient, flexible and highly organised with a strong work ethic
· Be friendly and calm with a good sense of humour
· Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
· Be confident using IT systems including Microsoft Office and school MIS
· Show discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information
· Be a team player with a positive and flexible attitude
· Be able to show initiative and work independently
· Has previous experience in a school or similar setting (desirable but not essential)
· Have English & Maths to GCSE level
Key Responsibilities
· Greeting visitors, parents, and students in a warm and professional manner
· Managing incoming calls, emails, and post
· Supporting staff with administrative tasks including document preparation, filing, and data entry
· Managing school communications
· Ensuring safeguarding procedures are upheld at all times
· Administering 1st aid (training will be provided)
St. Pius X is a forward looking and inclusive school where every child and adult matters. The school, parish and parents work closely together to develop a real sense of community with the result being that we have a happy learning environment.
St Pius X Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and supportive references.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact Diane Robinson on 01245 354875. Please note all applications are made on-line at www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk
Closing date:Midday Tuesday 17th June 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 24th June 2025
Information about the School
Welcome to St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Our school is a small, caring and happy school where staff know all of the children and where every child really matters. Our committed staff work hard to provide a rich and challenging curriculum and strive to encourage a love of learning in our pupils to create resilient, life long learners when they leave us. Our curriculum is progressive so that knowledge and skills are built upon over time and designed in a way, using exciting topics (with clear defined subjects) to engage, inspire and motivate our learners so that they hold onto and build upon their learning each year.
Everything we do is underpinned by our Catholic faith with Christ at the centre:
‘Together in God’s loving family, we believe, we learn, we grow’. We work in partnership with parents and the Church to help the children to grow in a deeper understanding of their faith as they develop. We have close links with our parish church, Blessed Sacrament, Chelmsford.
Our school community has agreed core values, based on the Beatitudes that we want our children to work towards in their strive for excellence, to be the very best they can, no matter what their starting point. Our values of fairness, kindness, forgiveness, peacefulness, integrity and service are weaved throughout our curriculum and we reward our children when they demonstrate these values to help them grow to be the very best they can be! We value the joy of working and learning in a community that is strengthened by common values and expectations and that strives to serve God through service towards others. Our children are also taught to respect and value other cultures and faiths.
We believe in high aspirations, high motivation and high achievement for all. We encourage children to have high expectations of themselves and aspire to be the best that they can be.
Our children, staff and parents, and parish are a happy and caring community who work together to enable our children to grow into successful, happy and caring individuals who are ready to go out in the world and make a difference.
We are all proud of our school where pupils enjoy their learning in a caring environment where they feel safe, secure and valued.
Mrs S.Derbyshire
Head Teacher (B.Ed.Hons)