Staff Vacancies
Permanent, Full Time, School Administrator
Vicarage Park Church of England Primary School, Vicarage Drive, Kendal, LA9 5BP
Salary Grade: BS7 - £27,711 pro rata
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – Term Time (38 weeks) + 2 weeks
Contract Type: Permanent
Start Date: As soon as possible after the 6th June.
Application deadline is Friday 30th May 2025 at 12 noon.
Interview to be held on Tuesday 3rd June 2025
The Headteacher and Governors are seeking to appoint an experienced; professional and enthusiastic School Administrator who can demonstrate excellent organisation, communication and administrative skills and maintain high standards within a busy school office.
Candidates will need excellent communication, literacy, maths and ICT skills as well as being able to use the school’s management information system with appropriate training.
Further information about the role is included in the job specification in the application pack.
The successful candidate will:
Show commitment to the aims and ethos of Vicarage Park CE Primary School
Foster good relationships with parents, children, staff, governors, colleagues and other professionals
Be flexible, highly organised and work well as a team as well as independently
Be friendly and approachable for frontline reception duties, dealing with enquiries in a professional and courteous manner, in person, on the telephone and via e-mail
Be flexible to become fully involved in the life of the school
Be open to professional development opportunities and have high expectations of your own practice
Have experience of working in a school office environment; financial admin procedures including monitoring school budgets and banking
Be innovative in the use of IT to enhance systems and processes
Have experience of dealing with building and health and safety management in a school environment
Be excited by the challenges and opportunities of the ever changing world of education
We can offer you:
a supportive and welcoming team of staff, governors, parents and wider community
great children who love their school and learning
the opportunity to be part of a diverse school
opportunities for further CPD and professional development
opportunities to develop projects and be part of the wider life of school
Vicarage Park CE Primary is a one form entry church school in South Kendal. At the heart of our school community are our values of compassion, responsibility and courage.
The post holder will work closely with the Headteacher, colleagues and Governors to provide excellent financial, strategic and staffing advice and support. In return, the school can offer a warm and welcoming staff team and ongoing professional development opportunities.
Visits to the school during term time are welcome; please contact Katie Green our Headteacher to make an appointment via email on head@vicaragepark.cumbria.sch.uk
For further information and an application form please visit www.vicaragepark.cumbria.sch.uk or email head@vicaragepark.cumbria.sch.uk
Vicarage Park CE Primary School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The school strictly adheres to Safer Recruitment policies and procedures. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, and appropriate pre-employment checks. The successful candidate will be asked to make a self-declaration about their suitability to work with children, including any known disqualifications by association.