Office Manager / Administrator - Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit - Woodlands
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We have a vacancy at Woodlands Primary Pupil Referral Unit in High Wycombe for an experienced office manager or administrator to join our friendly and supportive administration team.
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Range 3 £27,310 - £29,295 (pro rata £21,916)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: This is a full time role (8.30 am to 3.30 pm each day) during term time. We will consider part time or job share for the right applicants
Closing date: 13/01/2025 17:00
Interviews to be held: On Thursday 30th January 2025 at Woodlands Primary Pupil Referral Unit in High Wycombe.
About us
At the Buckinghamshire Primary Pupil Referral Unit we provide support for children experiencing significant social, emotional or mental health difficulties in their mainstream primary school. Children may be supported by outreach or by attendance at one of our units. We serve all maintained primary schools in Buckinghamshire. You will find more information about what we do and who we support on our website www.bucksprimarypru.co.uk
About the role
You will be part of the wider administration team which is split across our three sites and you will have day to day responsibility for the running of our office at Woodlands. This is a full time role (8.30 am to 3.30 pm each day) during term time. We will consider part time or job share for the right applicants.
Our administration team are at the heart of PRU and are the first point of contact parents, staff and professionals. The office manager is responsible for managing the office telephone and email, setting up and maintaining pupil records, support the booking and producing of paperwork for offsite activities and to provide support to SLT to ensure that the site is safe for pupils and staff. The role is varied and you will be one of our ‘go to’ people to provide high quality administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the site and wider school admin team.
See the job description for further details.
About you
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a busy office and preferably in a school setting. Full training and support will be provided.
The candidate will be an effective communicator (both orally and written), have a good eye for detail and understand the need for confidentiality. No two days are the same at the PRU and the postholder should be flexible, able to manage conflicting priorities and ‘last minute’ tasks and confident to work on their own initiative.
If you have a ‘can do’ attitude, enjoy multi-tasking and are interested in helping us to ensure that our pupils have the best opportunities, then we would like to hear from you.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01494 475350
Email: [email protected]
All applications must be on Buckinghamshire Council application forms.
The Buckinghamshire Primary PRU is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be sought, and an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be carried out for shortlisted candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
