Job Description
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We are delighted that you are considering coming to join our team. As you apply for the post, we encourage you to contact us to arrange an informal conversation with me or Mariette Stock our Deputy head. We also suggest that you visit our website.
Our wonderful team of staff all work together to help children flourish in every way. The role of our front office team is crucial to this - what they do and how they do it makes a difference to the lives of children at our school and to our community.
We are seeking to appoint a caring colleague who loves children to come and join our friendly team and be a welcoming point of contact for our children, families and visitors. We provide all staff with a range of professional development opportunities. If you become part of our team then you will be joining one that works hard for the good of all our children, supports one another and enjoys plenty of laughs, free tea and coffee, chocolates and 'chippy Fridays'!
This post is for a as soon as possible start date. Salary will be paid according to appropriate experience and qualifications.
The role is:
· 28.67 Hours a week (4 days; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday), 8.20.am to 4.00pm term time 39 weeks per year. Please note; St Osyth will be moving to a 2 week half term in October from 2026/27.
· 30 mins for lunch
· Paid at scale 3, Points 6-7 This is £13.47-£13.69 an hour
· We have a rural/coastal location just twenty minutes from Colchester and have ample parking. We are an academy with the Vine Schools Trust and so have the support of the trust and of the diocese.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of our children and all staff share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure, suitable references and a pre-employment medical check.
Closing date: 10th March 2026 (12 noon)
Interview date: WC 16th March 2026 - date to be confirmed.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Information about the School
We are a primary school in a rural location just twenty minutes from Colchester and 10 mins from Clacton-on Sea. We are an academy with the Vines School Trust and so have the the support of this trust and the Diocese.