Moortown Primary School (part of Sphere Federation) is looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious part time Senior Administrator (23.75 hrs per week) to join our friendly school.

Hours of work will be 11.45am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday, term time + 2 days.

For our children, we're a happy and healthy place to learn. For our staff, we're a happy and healthy place to work.

We are seeking to appoint someone who shares our vision of developing this inspiring environment and who contributes towards the positive ethos of our school. Our staff and governors work hard to maintain and develop schools with an environment of inspiration and fun, where our children can live and learn in a happy and safe environment.

The successful candidate will need to be a friendly and calm first point of contact for our parents/carers and visitors to the school. You'll have the motivation to work well under direction, as part of a team and using your own initiative, as well as being able to respond quickly to the changing needs of the school and/or interruptions from different members of our school community. You’ll also need a good eye for detail and excellent literacy and numeracy skills.

You will be required to:

• deal with telephone and face to face enquiries from internal and external customers
• manage attendance
• record dinner orders and liaise with the kitchen
• use ICT applications (SIMS, Word, Excel)
• collect, record and bank income for dinner money, school clubs, holiday clubs and educational visits
• process pupil admissions in accordance with the admissions policy
• prepare written communications – letter, email and text
• order and monitor stock supplies, and process invoices
• work with others to help sustain work organisation and effectiveness.

The post is term time only + 2 days.

For children and staff alike, Sphere Federation has:

• A perfect balance of care and support with high expectations
• A leadership team dedicated to attainment, achievement and enjoyment
• Friendly, welcoming staff
• A great atmosphere and ethos which promotes inclusion and co-operation
• A commitment to diversity and a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare and safety (thorough checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks)

For further information and to apply for this position, please visit: https://www.moortown.leeds.sch.uk/join-in/vacancies/  There will be a 6-month probationary period.

Closing date – 04 July 2025, 9am

For our children, we’re a happy and healthy place to learn. For our staff, we’re a happy and healthy place to work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our safeguarding information, along with a link to our Child Protection Policy, can be found here.

We may carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, that might compromise your professional role.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria from the Ministry of Justice on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found here. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that are not filtered prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guidance.

Please note, under Section 7(1)(a) of the SVGA 2006 (Legislation.gov.uk), it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred in engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.

Policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders