Secretary

Are you a highly organised, friendly, and detail-orientated professional looking for a rewarding role in a dynamic school environment?

Buxted CE Primary School are looking for a school secretary to be the heart of our front office, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and providing essential support to children, staff and parents. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, engaging professionally and positively within your role.

You’ll be the kind of person who is efficient, happy to take the initiative, calm under pressure, good at meeting tight deadlines and enjoys the buzz of a busy office.

You’ll need to be computer literate with competent typing skills and office administration experience. Ideally, we’re looking for someone with previous school office experience and knowledge of Arbor, but full training will be given.

Buxted is a thriving C of E Primary with excellent links to our local community and church. We pride ourselves in building strong relationships with our families and the children in our care to ensure we provide excellent and inclusive all-round education. It’s a friendly, collaborative working environment, with a highly supportive, dedicated staff team.

We can offer you:

Being part of a positive, forward-thinking collaborative team
A welcoming community and a highly motivated, friendly, professional staff
A commitment to your professional development
A full induction with training in school policies and procedures
A well-equipped workspace
Support from the Office Manager in our partner school, and an experienced bursar in school 2.5 days a week

Basic hours for this permanent position will be for 37 hours per week - 8.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Friday (with a half hour lunch), term-time only (& 5 INSET days).

If you would like to know more about the role, would like to arrange a visit or would like an application form and job description please see below or contact the Headteacher: head@buxtedce.e-sussex.sch.uk

Visits are warmly welcomed. We do not accept CVs

Closing date for applications Monday 31 March 2025 9am

Interview date Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Working pattern: Full-time, Term-time only (working for 40 weeks per year plus 6.20 weeks annual leave, which will increase after 5 years' continuous service)
(As the position is term-time only, the above salary will be pro rata)

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