Are you an organised, friendly, and proactive administrator looking for a rewarding role in a warm and thriving school environment? We invite applications to join our friendly, hardworking and inspiring office team at Frome Valley CE First School. We are looking for a dedicated and highly committed PA/ Secretarial /Administrative Assistant to work 12 hours per week, 12.30 – 3.30pm, Monday – Thursday. This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Salary: £6,984 to £7,095 per annum pro rated, pay award pending. The successful candidates will need to: Welcome parents, visitors, and prospective families Support admissions and family onboarding Maintain child records, registers, and databases Assist with invoicing, ordering, funding queries, and administration Organise communications, events, and parent meetings Support recruitment administration, including adverts and interviews Work closely with the admin team Support drop-off and pick-up arrangements on a rota basis Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Visits to Frome Valley are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to make an appointment at [email protected] or 01305 852643. Further Information Frome Valley CE First School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us