Business Support Assistant

Somers Heath Primary School, South Ockendon
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Job Ref No. ECC2429-160 Position Type: Administration Pay Range: TLW - Band A Point 4
Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 09/05/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: ASAP  

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Business Support Assistant

Location:

Somers Heath Primary School, Foyle Drive, South Ockendon Essex RM15 5LX

Salary:

Within the Range TLW - Band A Point 4 £23,596 - £24,868 FTE (Actual Salary £20,274-£21,367)

Hours:

37 Hours per week, Part time 8:00am-4:00pm Tuesday-Friday (30min Lunch)

8:00am - 3:30pm Mondays (30min Lunch)

Term time only

Start Date: ASAP

Somers Heath Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient and highly motivated School Business Support Assistant, to join our hardworking office team and work alongside our School Business Manager and Catalyst central team.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

  • Understanding of safer recruitment
  • Excellent ICT skills and an ability to manage a website
  • Knowledge of Arbor - although training will be provided
  • The ability to work in a team in a fast paced environment
  • Flexibility
  • Excellent organisation and communication skills
  • Discretion and confidentiality
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with both adults and children

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.

For more information, or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact the School Business Manager Heather Wilson-Roberts on 01708 853397 or email SBM.shps@catrust.org.uk

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

Please ensure that you submit your applications ASAP

Information about the School

Visits to the school are both positively encouraged and warmly welcomed. Also, you are very welcome to have an informal, confidential discussion with Martin Curtis, our Headteacher about this vacancy. Please contact our school office on 01708 853397 or admin.shps@catrust.org.uk to arrange these. We are proud of our children and our facilities and confident that you will want to work here.

This is an exciting time to join our school. We have amazing children, a great team, excellent facilities and spacious classrooms. Our collaboration with the other schools within Catalyst Academies Trust supports teachers and we hope you would like to be part of our aim to provide outstanding education for all children.

Somers Heath is situated close to the M25 and A13 road links, near The Dartford Crossing and Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Catalyst Academies Trust are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of children and young people. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be made a conditional offer subject to an enhanced DBS check, medical check, and references. Applicants will also be required to complete a 'Disqualification by Association' declaration.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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Information about the school

Contact Information

Martin Curtis
Somers Heath Primary School
Foyle Drive, South Ockendon
Essex, RM15 5LX
Telephone: 01708 853397
Email: admin.shps@catrust.org.uk

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